© Graham Day
© Paul Hackney
Map updated: March 2008
:: Flora of Northern Ireland ::
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| Polypodium vulgare sens. str. | Polypodiaceae | Polypody |
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© Graham Day |
© Paul Hackney |
Map updated: March 2008 |
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| Species Description: |
| The commonest of the three similar species which make up the polypody complex. This plant is a tetraploid, i.e. it has four sets of chromosomes. It has rather thick, tough leaves up to about 8 inches long (often much smaller) and grows in a variety of habitats: on trees in woodland, on sand dunes, earth banks, rock outcrops. |
| All names: Polypodium vulgare sens. str. L.; Polypodium vulgare L.; Polypodium vulgare ssp. vulgare L. sensu stricto |
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