Kingdom Plantae Order Polypodiales Genus Polypodium | Division Pteridophyta Family Polypodiaceae Rank Species | |
Class Polypodiopsida /
Pteridopsida (disputed) Similar Polypodium interjectum, Polypodium, Polypodium australe, Polypodium vulgare, Asplenium ceterach | ||
Polypodium cambricum, the southern polypody or Welsh polypody, is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae, native to southern and western Europe. It is a spreading, terrestrial, deciduous fern growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall, with pinnate fronds. The sori are yellow in winter.
The specific epithet cambricum means "Welsh", from the Latinized form of Cymru, the Welsh name for Wales.
The cultivar Polypodium cambricum (Cristatum Group) 'Grandiceps Fox', with conspicuous branching crests, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
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