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Common polypody ©Dr Malcolm Storey
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Common polypody ©Dr Malcolm Storey
Common polypody
Scientific name: Polypodium vulgare
The common polypody is a hardy fern of damp, shady places in woodlands. It also makes a good garden fern. It has ladder-like, leathery foliage with pimply undersides - these spots are the spores.
Species information
Statistics
Height: 30cmConservation status
Common.