63 Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) Fee

Within this polymorphic species the European populations are considered to be P. braunii s. str. (var. braunil). The remaining part of the species s. lat. is here represented by four varieties, which are all mapped. The species s. lat. belongs to the circumpolar plants (Hultén, Circumpol. I, p. 190 and map 180). However, there are wide gaps in the distribution.