⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-26623238, with some changes.

Polystichum sparsum (D. Don) Keyserl. is a synonym of Dryopteris sparsa (D. Don) Kuntze

This name is a synonym of Dryopteris sparsa (D. Don) Kuntze.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 26623238) with original publication details: Polyp. Herb. Bunge 43 43 1873.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17208540-1.