Polystichum setiferum (Forsk.) T. Moore ex Woyn. 'Flabellipinnulum'
Information
Title
Polystichum setiferum (Forsk.) T. Moore ex Woyn. 'Flabellipinnulum'
Plant Name
Polystichum setiferum (Forsk.) T. Moore ex Woyn. 'Flabellipinnulum'
Record type
Herbarium Specimen
Original Reference
WSY0073937
Donor
British Pteridological Society
Plant Family
Dryopteridaceae
Plant Genus
Polystichum
Herbarium Label Name
Polystichum setiferum 'Flabellipinnulum'
Collection Date
June 1977
Collector
Dyce, J.W.
Country
United Kingdom
County
Lancashire
Description
On 23 September 1891, 10 fern enthusiasts gathered in Kendal to discuss the formation of a new society, this would become the inaugural meeting of the Northern British Pteridological Society. At a subsequent meeting of the newly re-named British Pteridological Society (BPS) on 6 June 1892, it was proposed that the Society would begin a Herbarium of all known British Ferns. This would aid future identification of plants and record the diversity of the ferns and fern names. Over a century later in 2005, the Society moved most of their herbarium collections to the RHS as this would enable greater access to these important specimens by BPS members, the RHS and other researchers. This BPS specimen, Polystichum setiferum ‘Flabellipinnulum’ is a very rare cultivar which is sadly now possibly extinct.