Vascular Plants - Polypodiaceae - Polypodium:
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Page Author: David Giblin
licorice fern 
Habit: herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Distribution: Both sides of the Cascades in Washington; Alaska south to California.
Habitat: Moist banks and rocks, tree trunks and logs, at low elevations
Accepted Name:
Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eaton
Synonyms:
Polypodium aleuticum A. E. Bobrov
Polypodium falcatum Kellogg
Polypodium occidentale (Hook.) Maxon
Polypodium vulgare L. var. falcatum (Kellogg) H. Christ
Polypodium vulgare L. var. occidentale Hook.

Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Polypodium glycyrrhiza specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Polypodium glycyrrhiza specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.

Washington Flora Checklist: Polypodium glycyrrhiza treatment.

E-Flora BC: Polypodium glycyrrhiza atlas page.

CalPhotos: Polypodium glycyrrhiza images.

USDA Plants Database: Polypodium glycyrrhiza.
Additional photographs of Polypodium glycyrrhiza:
(click on a thumbnail to view larger photo)

Ben Legler, 2004

Ben Legler, 2004

Ben Legler, 2004

Ben Legler, 2004

Ben Legler, 2004

Clayton J. Antieau, 1988

Clayton J. Antieau, 1989

Ben Legler, 2004

Ben Legler, 2004

Jim Riley

Dana Visalli

Ben Legler, 2005

Ben Legler, 2005

Ben Legler, 2005

Ben Legler, 2005

Ben Legler, 2005

Bud Kovalchik

Ed Alverson

Ed Alverson

G. D. Carr, 2010

G. D. Carr, 2010

G. D. Carr, 2010

G. D. Carr, 2010

G. D. Carr, 2010

G. D. Carr, 2010

G. D. Carr, 2010

G. D. Carr, 2010
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