Back Polystichum setiferum AST Polystichum setiferum CEB Polystichum setiferum Corsican Gwrychredynen feddal Welsh Grannen-Schildfarn German Polystichum setiferum Spanish Polystichum setiferum Basque Polystichum setiferum French Fentalla Galician Zachte naaldvaren Dutch
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Polystichum |
| Species: | P. setiferum
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Polystichum setiferum, the soft shield fern,[1] is an evergreen or semi-evergreen fern native to southern and western Europe. The stalks and most midribs are coated with cinnamon-brown scales.[2] The Latin specific epithet setiferum means "with bristles".[3]
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Polystichum setiferum (Soft Field Fern)". Gardenia.net. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.