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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Ferns
  5. Polypodiales
  6. Polypody Family
  7. Polypodioideae

subfamily

Polypodioideae

Polypodioideae

Includes
19 native 6 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Polypody 10 native
  • Pecluma 3 native
  • Pleopeltis 2 native
  • Campyloneurum 2 native
  • Golden Polypody 1 native
  • Snakeferns 1 native
  • Serpocaulon
  • Niphidium

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native Polypodioideae All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Resurrection Fern Pleopeltis michauxiana
  • Rock Polypody Polypodium virginianum
  • Licorice Fern Polypodium glycyrrhiza
  • California Polypody Polypodium californicum
  • Golden Polypody Phlebodium aureum
  • Leathery Polypody Polypodium scouleri
  • Appalachian Rockcap Fern Polypodium appalachianum
  • Long Strapfern Campyloneurum phyllitidis
  • Nested Polypody Polypodium calirhiza
  • ʻAe Lau Nui Polypodium pellucidum
  • Western Polypody Polypodium hesperium
  • Irregular Polypody Polypodium amorphum
  • Rocky Mountain Polypody Polypodium saximontanum
  • Plumed Rockcap Fern Pecluma plumula
  • Clinging Snakefern Microgramma heterophylla
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