Polypodium vulgare

Common name

Common Polypody

Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody

Common Polypody

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Latin names

Class	Pteridopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Polypodium
Species	vulgare

Geographic details

Habitat	banks, trees, outcrops
Soil type	tolerant
Distribution	Throughout British Isles
Native	Yes

General

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

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves	No
Leaf shape	lanceolate-linear
Pinnae	pinnatisect
Wintergreen	Yes

Spore details

homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

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

Sori details

Sori shape	round
Sori description	paraphyses lacking
Sori placement	upper leaf

Indusium details

indusium present

No