| Name | Polystichum aculeatum var. nigropaleaceum Christ |
| Authorship | Christ |
| Rank | Variety |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Polystichum aculeatum (Linnaeus) Roth ex Mertens |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Polystichum aculeatum var. nigropaleaceum Christ |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |