Polypodium sibiricum Sipl.
Siberian polypody
Polypodiaceae (Polypody family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Siberian polypody
Polypodiaceae (Polypody family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial arising singly or in small clusters along an elongated scaly rhizome.
Leaves:
Oblong, 4-20 cm long, 1-4 cm wide, leathery, oblong, pinnately cleft with broad, rounded sinuses and narrow, entire segments with broadly pointed tips; 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 sibiricum
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) |
1396 | 410 | 1980 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
24 | 3 | 60 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
205 | 110 | 260 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 1 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
13 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
bafa | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
bafa(9), CMA(1), ICH(1), MH(1), SWB(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry to mesic rocks in the montane zone; rare in C and NE BC, known only from Fort St. James and Fort Nelson; amphiberingian, N to AK, YT and NT, E to PQ; E Asia, Greenland.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Polypodium virginianum L.