Species
rock polypody
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilyPolypodiaceae
Native toAlbania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus
Observations24,735
Common Name: golden maiden hair fern
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- epiphyte
- Parent taxon
- Polypodium
Article
Frond with round dark sori on the underside Sporangium showing the many thick-walled ('indurated') cells forming the backbone ('annulus') with 1 basal cell Frequently found on damp tree trunks Colony Sycamore covered entirely with the fern
Polypodium vulgare, the common polypody, is an evergreen fern of the family Polypodiaceae. The name is derived from Greek poly- ("many") and pous, podos ("foot"). Polypody has traditional uses in cooking for its aroma and sweet taste, and in herbal medicine as a purgative and vermifuge. This species is expansive and highly adapted to many environments.