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Top native polypody

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

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10 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 2 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 2 Moist 3

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 1 Loam 1

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Heavy shade 2 Rabbits 1

Form

Habit

Creeping 2 Arching 1 Clumping 1 Erect 1

Plant type

Fern 10 Perennial 8 Wildflower 8 Herbaceous perennial 1
  • Rock Polypody Polypodium virginianum
  • Licorice Fern Polypodium glycyrrhiza
  • California Polypody Polypodium californicum
  • Leathery Polypody Polypodium scouleri
  • Appalachian Rockcap Fern Polypodium appalachianum
  • Nested Polypody Polypodium calirhiza
  • ʻAe Lau Nui Polypodium pellucidum
  • Western Polypody Polypodium hesperium
  • Irregular Polypody Polypodium amorphum
  • Rocky Mountain Polypody Polypodium saximontanum

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