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polypody ferns
Polypodium
Polypodium is a genus of 75–100 species of true ferns, widely distributed throughout the world, with the highest species diversity in the tropics. The name is derived from Ancient Greek poly (πολύ) "many" + podion (πόδιον) "little foot", on account of the foot-like appearance of the rhizome and its branches. They are commonly called polypody or rockcap fern, but for many species unique vernacular names exist.
47 branches of this genus, most-observed first
licorice fern
speciesPolypodium glycyrrhiza
common polypody
speciesPolypodium vulgare
rock polypody
speciesPolypodium virginianum
California Polypody
speciesPolypodium californicum
southern polypody
speciesPolypodium cambricum
leathery polypody
speciesPolypodium scouleri
Appalachian rockcap fern
speciesPolypodium appalachianum
intermediate polypody
speciesPolypodium interjectum
Nested Polypody
speciesPolypodium calirhiza
Canary Islands polypody
speciesPolypodium macaronesicum
western polypody
speciesPolypodium hesperium
Siberian polypody
speciesPolypodium sibiricum
irregular polypody
speciesPolypodium amorphum
ʻAe lau nui
speciesPolypodium pellucidum
Polypodium plesiosorum
speciesPolypodium plesiosorum
Rocky Mountain Polypody
speciesPolypodium saximontanum
Polypodium ensiforme
speciesPolypodium ensiforme
Manton's Polypody
hybridPolypodium × mantoniae
Polypodium fauriei
speciesPolypodium fauriei
Polypodium × incognitum
hybridPolypodium × incognitum
Polypodium subpetiolatum
speciesPolypodium subpetiolatum
Polypodium rhodopleuron
speciesPolypodium rhodopleuron
Polypodium colpodes
speciesPolypodium colpodes
Polypodium martensii
speciesPolypodium martensii
Polypodium × shivasiae
hybridPolypodium × shivasiae
Polypodium kamelinii
speciesPolypodium kamelinii
Polypodium arcanum
speciesPolypodium arcanum
Polypodium eatonii
speciesPolypodium eatonii
Polypodium chirripoense
speciesPolypodium chirripoense
Polypodium echinolepis
speciesPolypodium echinolepis
Polypodium puberulum
speciesPolypodium puberulum
Polypodium × font-queri
hybridPolypodium × font-queri
Polypodium fraternum
speciesPolypodium fraternum
Polypodium flagellare
speciesPolypodium flagellare
Polypodium fissidens
speciesPolypodium fissidens
Polypodium christensenii
speciesPolypodium christensenii
Polypodium alavae
speciesPolypodium alavae
Polypodium diplotrichum
speciesPolypodium diplotrichum
Polypodium eperopeutes
speciesPolypodium eperopeutes
Polypodium praetermissum
speciesPolypodium praetermissum
Polypodium aequale
speciesPolypodium aequale
Polypodium hispidulum
speciesPolypodium hispidulum
Polypodium quitense
speciesPolypodium quitense
Polypodium abitaguae
speciesPolypodium abitaguae
Polypodium chionolepis
speciesPolypodium chionolepis
Polypodium conterminans
speciesPolypodium conterminans
Polypodium castaneum
speciesPolypodium castaneum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.217
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.813
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1464
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1465
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.245
Herbarius
1485 · p.218
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.342
Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.217
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.246
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.622
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.620
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.612
In the stacks
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