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southern polypody

Polypodium cambricum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 117, February 129, March 141, April 155, May 130, June 35, July 33, August 24, September 49, October 120, November 160, December 128.
Spain1,221
United States1,001
Alaska1,001
France932
Italy616
Cataluña/Catalunya581
Portugal482
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur384
Occitanie347
Russia209

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Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Fern growth formListed by a harvested source as belonging to the fern plant group.USDA PLANTS Characteristics

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
Familypolypody family · Polypodiaceae
Genuspolypody ferns · Polypodium

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