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Polypodium virginianum

American Wall Fern, Rock Polypody
Other regional names: Rockcap Fern +2 more
  • Rockcap Fern
  • Virginia Polypody
  • Virginia Rock Polypody
Also known as: Polypodium vinlandicum Á.Löve & D.Löve +19 more
  • Polypodium vinlandicum Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Polypodium virginianum f. acuminatum (Gilbert) Fernald
  • Polypodium virginianum f. alato-multifidum (Gilbert) Fernald
  • Polypodium virginianum f. bipinnatifidum Fernald
  • Polypodium virginianum f. biserratum (Millsp.) M.Broun
  • Polypodium virginianum f. brachypteron (Ridlon) Fernald
  • Polypodium virginianum f. cambricoaedes F.W.Gray
  • Polypodium virginianum f. cambricoides F.W.Gray
  • Polypodium virginianum f. chondroides Fernald
  • Polypodium virginianum f. churchiae (Gilbert) Fernald
  • Polypodium virginianum f. churchii (Gilbert) Fernald
  • Polypodium virginianum f. deltoideum (Gilbert) Fernald
  • Polypodium virginianum f. elongatum (Jewell) Fernald
  • Polypodium virginianum f. subsimplex Fernald
  • Polypodium virginianum f. virginianum
  • Polypodium virginianum var. virginianum
  • Polypodium vulgare f. acuminatum (Gilbert) Fernald
  • Polypodium vulgare f. biserratum Millsp.
  • Polypodium vulgare f. brachypteron Ridlon
  • Polypodium vulgare f. deltoideum Gilbert
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.

Polypodium virginianum (commonly known as American Wall Fern or Rock Polypody) is a fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. Indigenous to North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Greenland, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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