Polystichum × potteri, known as Potter's holly fern, is a hybrid between Polystichum braunii and Polystichum acrostichoides.

[1] It is named for Henry Potter, a Vermont farmer and botanist.

[2][3] Potter's holly fern has been documented in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.

[4] Though formally described by David Barrington in 1986, this hybrid was first reported in 1940 by Thompson and Coffin.

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