A walk through the Flowers
Polypodium cambricum; P. australe; P. vulgare Family: Pteridophyta (Fern)
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This is a woodland fern, with fronds up to about 50 cm high. Our photos 2 and 3 were taken in a mountain forest.
Flowers.
Apr-Aug.
Size.
50 cm (medium)
Leaves.
Divided once. There are usually 14 or more pairs of narrow, toothed leaflets that taper towards the tips.
Spores in round heaps.
Habitat.
Woodland clearing or damp ground in the woods; shady rocks and crevices; river banks. The Polypodium australe is found below 1000 m altitude; the Polypodium vulgare grows at up to 2000 m altitude, and is common in the Mercantour.
Area.
Usually grows in very small areas, under a square meter.
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Pteridium aquilinum (Wood Fern)
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