Species:
Polypodium cambricum L.
Synonym(s):
Polypodium australe Fée
Polypodium vulgare L. subsp. serratum (Wild.) H. Christ.
Common name:
Southern polypody
Polypode australe, réglisse des bois.
Arabic name:
بسفايج، مشط الغول
Habitat :
Rocky ground
Terrains rocheux.
IUCN threat status:
LC
Chromosome Number:
2n = 74 (Löve & Kjellqvist (1972))
Botanic Description
Eng: - Ferns with scaly rhizome.
- Leaves 5cm to 50cm long, dissected into 5 to 28 pairs of segments, held by a yellowish-green petiole.
- Orange yellow round sori are naked, 3-4mm in diameter and grouped on the back of the leaf.
- Sori appear between January and July.

Fr: - Fougère à rhizome rampant et écailleux.
- Feuilles 5cm à 50cm de long, et divisées en segments. Chaque feuille peut porter entre 5 et 28 paires de segments.
- Pétiole vert-jaunâtre.
- Sores ronds (3-4mm de diamètre), nus et de couleur jaune-orangé. Visibles sur le revers de la feuille entre janvier et juillet.
Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve
 
Date: April 2008
Photo: Dr. Magda Bou Dagher
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Date: April 1, 2021
Location: Chouwane, Jabal Moussa
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Date: April 1, 2021
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Date: April 18, 2021
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Date: April 18, 2021
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Date: April 18, 2021
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Date: April 18, 2021
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Date: April 18, 2021
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Date: April 18, 2021
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Date: April 18, 2021
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Date: April 18, 2021
Location: Chouwane, Jabal Moussa
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Date: April 18, 2021
Location: Chouwane, Jabal Moussa
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