Fern ID

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    Can anyone identify this fern please? I thought it might be Dryopteris wallichiana but am now not sure as it is still evergreen.

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    I find fern id very hard.
    Maybe Blechnum chilense.

    BLECHNUM CHILENSE 18-09-2021 11-14-18.JPG

    Below is Dryopteris wallichiana.

    DRYOPTERIS WALLICHIANA 10-05-2008 16-15-12.JPG DRYOPTERIS WALLICHIANA 14-05-2008 12-17-13.JPG DRYOPTERIS WALLICHIANA 14-05-2008 12-18-52.JPG
     
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      Thank you @Silver surfer, the Blechnum has a much closer likeness. It’s a good one for covering shady places, l’m planning to get some more :).
       
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        It could well be Polystichum munitum
        Fern id from pics is really hard.
        I love ferns and used to grow many but never got the hang of iding them. POLYSTICHUM MUNITUM 16-11-2006 12-13-18.JPG POLYSTICHUM MUNITUM 10-05-2009 15-15-32.JPG
         
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