Polypodiaceae

Licorice fern

Polypodium glycyrrhiza D.C.Eaton

Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Polypodium

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Licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza) — LeavesPhoto: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Licorice fern

Synonyms

Polypodium aleuticum A.E.Bobrov
Polypodium falcatum Kellogg
Polypodium occidentale Maxon
Polypodium vulgare f. commune (Milde) M.Broun
Polypodium vulgare subsp. occidentale (Hook.) Hultén
Polypodium vulgare var. commune Milde
Polypodium vulgare var. falcatum (Kellogg) Christ
Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale Hook.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Inge King, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alexie, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: jimmysong, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Joshua Morris, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: casey smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Harry Podschwit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, 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.