Polypodium calirhiza
S. A. Whitmore & A. R. Sm.
Acrid fern, Licorice fern, Nested polypody
Polypodium calirhiza is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
fern
USDA PLANTS group:
Fern
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: The name of this species is a conflation of Polypodium californicum and Polypodium glycyrrhiza, because this species arose as a hybrid between those two species. It was not recognized as a separate species until 1991. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
