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Polypodium appalachianum

Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham

appalachian rockcap fern

Polypodium appalachianum (Appalachian Rockcap Fern)
Image ID: 13033
Image by: Cressler, Alan M.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: POAP
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Polypodium appalachianum
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: POLYP
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Polypodium
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Polypody
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 100 species, cosmopolitan.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: The two species are somewhat cryptic, and the relatively frequent triploid backcross makes field identification still more problematic. Individuals not identified to species may be referred to as Polypodium virginianum complex.
GENUS REFERENCES: Haufler et al. in FNA (1993b); Haufler, Windham, & Rabe (1995)=Z; Haufler & Windham (1991); Bryan & Soltis (1987); Kott & Britton (1982); Hennipman, Veldhoen, & Kramer in Kramer & Green (1990); Cusick (2002).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: POLYPO
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Polypodiaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: J. & C. Presl 1822
FAMILY COMMON: Polypody Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 35-40 genera and 500-700 species, cosmopolitan, especially tropical. Here circumscribed to include Grammitidaceae (including Moranopteris).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Sundue et al. (2014); Hirai et al. (2011); Smith & Tejero-Díez (2014); Smith in FNA (1993b); Smith et al. (2006); Hennipman, Veldhoen, & Kramer in Kramer & Green (1990); Parris in Kramer & Green (1990).

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USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: POAP
USDA Common Name: Appalachian Polypody
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, CT, DC, GA, KY, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Polypodium appalachianum
COMMON NAME: Appalachian Rockcap Fern
SYNONYMY: [= FNA, K, Pa, Tn, Va, Z; < P. virginianum - C, F, RAB, S, W, WV; < P. vulgare Linnaeus var. virginianum (Linnaeus) Eaton - G]
PHENOLOGY: Jun-Oct.
HABITAT: Moist rocks at low to high elevations, especially in ravines, on north-facing outcrops, and in other moist sites.
COMMENTS: NL (Newfoundland) west to e. ON, south to n. GA and n. AL; nearly restricted to the Appalachian Mountains. Its chromosome complement can be symbolized as AA. It is one parent of P. virginianum.
RANGE MAP: Polypodium appalachianum.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Polypodiaceae J. & C. Presl 1822 (Polypody Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 35-40 genera and 500-700 species, cosmopolitan, especially tropical. Here circumscribed to include Grammitidaceae (including Moranopteris).
REFERENCE: Sundue et al. (2014); Hirai et al. (2011); Smith & Tejero-Díez (2014); Smith in FNA (1993b); Smith et al. (2006); Hennipman, Veldhoen, & Kramer in Kramer & Green (1990); Parris in Kramer & Green (1990).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Polypodium L. (Polypody)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 100 species, cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE: Haufler et al. in FNA (1993b); Haufler, Windham, & Rabe (1995)=Z; Haufler & Windham (1991); Bryan & Soltis (1987); Kott & Britton (1982); Hennipman, Veldhoen, & Kramer in Kramer & Green (1990); Cusick (2002).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Polypodium appalachianum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Polypodium appalachianum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Polypodium appalachianum in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Polypodium appalachianum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Polypodium appalachianum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polypodium appalachianum

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 13033 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 13033 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 13033 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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