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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

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

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

Comparison

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 2

Scientific Name

Polypodium vulgare 1

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 3

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Common Polypody

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Sources

1. Polypodium vulgare - Wikipedia

Introduction
Polypodium vulgare, the common polypody, is an evergreen fern of the family Polypodiaceae.
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
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 295828
Polypodium vulgare, the common polypody, is an evergreen fern of the family Polypodiaceae.

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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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3. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Polypodium vulgare

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5274951, category field

Quote, GBIF taxon key 5274951, category field

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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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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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiaceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12444

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12444

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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