Arachniodes simplicior

{{Short description|Species of fern}}

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| image = Starr 080117-1775 Arachniodes simplicior.jpg

| genus = Arachniodes

| species = simplicior

| authority = (Makino) Ohwi

| synonyms = * Arachniodes aristatissima Ching

• Arachniodes calcarata Ching
• Arachniodes fujiangensis Ching
• Arachniodes holttumii (Tagawa) Seriz.
• Arachniodes jiulungshanensis Ching
• Arachniodes liyangensis Ching & Y.C.Lan
• Arachniodes parasimplicior Ching ex Y.T.Hsieh
• Arachniodes simplicior (Makino) Ching
• Arachniodes tibetana Ching & S.K.Wu
• Arachniodes yasu-inouei Kurata
• Aspidium aristatum var. simplicior Makino
• Buesia simplicior (Makino) Kurata
• Polystichopsis simplicior (Makino) Tagawa
• Polystichum aristatum var. simplicior (Makino) Matsum.
• Polystichum simplicius (Makino) Tagawa
• Rumohra simplicior (Makino) Ching

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Arachniodes simplicior, the simpler East Indian hollyfern, East Indian holly fern, or variegated shield fern, is a species of fern in the family Dryopteridaceae.{{Cite web |title=World Plants: Ferns and Lycophytes List |url=https://www.worldplants.de/world-ferns/ferns-and-lycophytes-list#g-296 |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=www.worldplants.de}}{{cite web|title=Arachniodes simplicior (Makino) Ohwi|website=Plants of the World Online|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17427950-1}}{{cite web |title=East Indian Holly Fern (Arachniodes simplicior) |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/158548-Arachniodes-simplicior |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=iNaturalist |language=en-US}}