rock polypody
Polypodium virginianum
Summary 2
Polypodium virginianum, commonly known as rock polypody, rock cap fern, or common polypody, is a small evergreen species of fern native to the Eastern United States and Canada. It generally grows on rocks and occasionally on tree roots in nature.
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Growth form | scattered |
|---|---|
| Separate fertile frond? | no |
| Frond division | once/pinna |
| Frond shape | semi-tapering |
| Indusium present? | no |
| Pinna/pinnule margins | toothed |
| Pinnae arrangement | alternate |
| Soral arrangement | marginal |
| Sorus shape | round |
| Stipe/rachis features | smooth |
