Polypodium vulgare
Common Polypody
Polypodium vulgare, Common Polypody, is a fern that grows on drystone walls in the Redmire area, and sometimes on trees. Locally, it tends to be less lush than in wetter, western areas such as Cumbria.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Polypodium vulgare, Common Polypody. Fern growing on lime mortar wall. Redmire. November.
Slide 2: Polypodium vulgare, Common Polypody. Fern growing on drystone wall. Garden in Redmire. October.
Slide 3: Polypodium vulgare, Common Polypody. Underside of frond, showing sori containing sporangia. Garden in Redmire. October.
Slide 4: Polypodium vulgare, Common Polypody. Underside of frond, showing sorus containing sporangia. Garden in Redmire. October.
Slide 5: Polypodium vulgare, Common Polypody. Spores within sporangium, photographed at x400, brightfield illumination. Garden in Redmire. October.