Members of the Polypodium vulgare complex are so similar morphologically and chromosomally that delimiting diploid species and determining the origin of allopolyploid derivatives has been difficult.

Polypodium vulgare: Native to Africa and Eurasia, this is one of the less hardy of the polypodis. In its native range it is made to make nougat and used as an herbal remedy.

(1) Six fern species (Dryopteris filix-mas, D. borreri, D. dilatata, Polypodium vulgare, Phyllitis scolopendrium and Polystichum setiferum) were sampled for phytophagous insects in a range of habitats ...

Norway: roots used to obtain flour for bread or porridge. This site is provided to Mr. Freedman by Dr. Jules Janick, Emeritus Professor and Former James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture.

Isolated reports of itching or stomach upset are published. Studies of a different fern species, Polypodium vulgare, report sedation, changes in heart function in animals, low blood pressure, and ...

IN two recent publications1,2 on the cytogenetics of “Polypodium vulgare” the situation in Europe has been made fairly clear. There are three distinct species (perhaps ecospecies), one of ...

Closely related are Polypodium interjectum, which has slightly broader fronds and suits favoured warmer gardens, and the Southern Polypody, P. cambricum (syn P. australe or P. vulgare subsp ...