Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C. Eaton
licorice fern
Polypodiaceae (Polypody family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
licorice fern
Polypodiaceae (Polypody family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Evergreen or summer deciduous perennial with a long-creeping, scaly rhizome.
Leaves:
Lanceolate, 10-60 cm long, 2-15 cm wide, pinnatifid with sharp deep incisions and elongated pointed segments with toothed margins; rachis with rusty hairs on upper surface in the top one third.
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 glycyrrhiza
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) |
230 | 0 | 1359 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
37 | 0 | 350 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
202 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
448 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CDF(4), CWH(434), ICH(1), IDF(5), MH(3), MS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry and seasonally wet rocks, trees, and soil humus in the lowland and montane zones; common in coastal BC; N to SE AK and S to ID and CA, disjunct in AZ.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Polypodium occidentale
Polypodium vulgare subsp. occidentale (Hook.) HultTn
Polypodium vulgare var. commune Milde
Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale Hook.