Polypodium cambricum

Common name

Southern Polypody

Polypodium cambricum Southern Polypody

Southern Polypody

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Latin names

Class	Pteridopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Polypodium
Species	cambricum

Geographic details

Habitat	rock faces
Soil type	alkaline
Distribution	lowland S and W Britain; scattered Ireland
Native	Yes

General

Plant height	medium
Branched	No
Plant colour	yellow green
Habit	upright lvs at intervals
Conservation status	not threatened

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves	No
Leaf shape	ovate-deltoid
Pinnae	pinnatisect
Wintergreen	No

Spore details

homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description	stout branched scaly
Rhizome scales	narrowly triangular wispy apex
Rhizome position	creeping

Sori details

Sori shape	oval
Sori description	paraphyses present
Sori placement	upper leaf

Indusium details

indusium present

No