PLANTS Profile for Polypodium (polypody)

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PLANTS Profile

Polypodium L.
polypody

Symbol:

POLYP

Group:

Fern

Family:

Polypodiaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Polypodium L.

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Distribution:
Polypodium L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Polypodium L.

View 13 genera in Polypodiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Polypodium amorphum Suksd.. .

Polypodium amorphum
irregular polypody

Distribution of Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham. .

Polypodium appalachianum
Appalachian polypody

Distribution of Polypodium attenuatum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.. .

Polypodium attenuatum
tapered polypody

Distribution of Polypodium californicum Kaulf.. . Image Available.

Polypodium californicum
California polypody

Distribution of Polypodium calirhiza S. Whitmore & A.R. Sm.. .

Polypodium calirhiza
nested polypody

Polypodium cambricum

Distribution of Polypodium dissimile L.. .

Polypodium dissimile
forkvein polypody

Distribution of Polypodium dulce Poir.. .

Polypodium dulce
treetrunk polypody

Distribution of Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eaton. . Image Available.

Polypodium glycyrrhiza
licorice fern

Distribution of Polypodium hesperium Maxon. .

Polypodium hesperium
western polypody

Distribution of Polypodium lanceolatum L.. .

Polypodium lanceolatum
lanceleaf polypody

Distribution of Polypodium loriceum L.. .

Polypodium loriceum
clambering polypody

Distribution of Polypodium pellucidum Kaulf.. .

Polypodium pellucidum
dotted polypody

Distribution of Polypodium saximontanum Windham. .

Polypodium saximontanum
Rocky Mountain polypody

Distribution of Polypodium scouleri Hook. & Grev.. . Image Available.

Polypodium scouleri
leathery polypody

Distribution of Polypodium sibiricum Sipl.. .

Polypodium sibiricum
Siberian polypody

Distribution of Polypodium triseriale Sw.. .

Polypodium triseriale
anglevein fern

Distribution of Polypodium virginianum L.. . Image Available.

Polypodium virginianum
rock polypody

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Polypodium L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Polypodiaceae – Polypody family
Genus	Polypodium L. – polypody

More Accounts and Images:
Polypodium L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17228.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 04:20 AM CDT