Polypodium hesperium Calflora

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Taxon Report

Polypodium hesperium Maxon

Western polypody

2011 Ryan Batten

2011 Barry Breckling

Polypodium hesperium is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (47 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Polypodium
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Category:	fern

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Polypodium vulgare ssp. columbianum
JEF + PLANTS	Polypodium vulgare var. columbianum
PLANTS	Polypodium vulgare var. hesperium

More information about Polypodium hesperium


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POHE3) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 08/15/2022).