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Common Polypody

Ferns and Fern Allies

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.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Fronds with triangular leaflets 10 to 50 cm long, divided to the central stem in 10 to 18 pairs of segments 1
Scientific Name
Polypodium vulgare 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteridophyta, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Common Polypody
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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).
  • evergreen fern
  • traditional uses in cooking...and in herbal medicine as a purgative and vermifuge
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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GBIF Species API
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Wikidata: Common Polypody
  • Wikidata Q743883, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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