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Taxon  Report  
Polypodium scouleri  Hook. & Grev.
Leather fern,   Leather leaf fern,   Leathery polypody
Polypodium scouleri is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Polypodium
Family: Polypodiaceae  
Category: fern  
PLANTS group:Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Coastal Prairie

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
More information about  Polypodium scouleri

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: 09/30/2022).