Polypodiaceae
California polypody
Polypodium californicum
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Polypodium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- سرخس كاليفورني
- English
- California polypody
Synonyms
- Goniophlebium californicum (Kaulf.) T.Moore
- Goniophlebium cambricum var. kaulfusii Farw.
- Goniophlebium cambricum var. kaulfussii Farw.
- Marginaria californica C.Presl
- Polypodium californicum f. branscombii C.V.Morton
- Polypodium californicum f. parsonsiae C.V.Morton
- Polypodium californicum var. californicum
- Polypodium californicum var. kaulfussii D.C.Eaton
- Polypodium vulgare subsp. californicum (Kaulf.) Hultén
- Polypodium vulgare var. kaulfussii (D.C.Eaton) Fernald
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Al Kordesch, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Annette Herz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: average_plant_enjoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego Blanco, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugene Eric Kim, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.