Polypodium amorphum Suksd.
irregular polypody
Polypodiaceae (Polypody family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
irregular polypody
Polypodiaceae (Polypody family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial evergreen arising singly or in small clusters along an elongated, scaly rhizome.
Leaves:
Lanceolate, 4-40 cm long, 2-7 cm wide, leathery, oblong, pinnately cleft with broad, rounded sinuses and oblong entire segments with more or less parallel sides; rachis smooth throughout.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Polypodium amorphum
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
239 | 3 | 1792 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
39 | 0 | 135 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
19 | 23 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
68 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(1), CDF(47), CWH(16), ICH(1), MH(1), PP(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry to mesic rocks and rock fissures from the lowland to subalpine zones; infrequent in coastal BC and in the Fraser River Canyon; S to OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Polypodium montense F.A. Lang