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Common Polypody
Ferns and Fern Allies
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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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