Polypodiaceae

Appalachian polypody

Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham

Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Polypodium

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Appalachian polypody: Polypodium appalachianum photo taken at Gandy Spring, West Virginia — Photo: Jaknouse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: سرخس أبلاشي
English: Appalachian polypody

Synonyms

Polypodium vulgare f. acuminatum (Gilbert) Fernald
Polypodium vulgare subsp. oreophilum Maxon
Polypodium vulgare var. oreophilum Maxon

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

Photo: Jaknouse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lori B, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jonathan Sowers, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alina Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.