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Questions and Answers: 2017

Question: I found this on a small rocky rise in The Helderberg Escarpment NY. I think I've narrowed it down to …

  • Question

    I found this on a small rocky rise in The Helderberg Escarpment NY. I think I've narrowed it down to a Polypodium species. Thank You

    Answer

    Dear Auntie, you have photographed a species of Polypodium (polypody), just as you thought. Based on the leaf blade outline and tips of the leaf lobes, it is most likely Polypodium virgnianum (rock polypody). This is a common, native species of fern.