Polypodium vulgare, the common polypody, is an evergreen fern of the family Polypodiaceae whose name comes from the Greek poly, meaning many, and pous or podos, meaning foot. It is a highly adaptable, widespread species, and it has traditional uses in cooking for its aroma and sweet taste and in herbal medicine as a purgative and vermifuge.
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Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceFronds with triangular leaflets 10 to 50 cm long, divided to the central stem in 10 to 18 pairs of segments 1 Scientific Name Sources
1. Polypodium vulgare - Wikipedia
Taxobox, binomial name
Polypodium vulgare L.
Description
The fronds, with triangular leaflets, measure 10 to 50 centimetres (3.9 to 19.7 in).
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