The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1962
Latest year: 2006

County Status
Native

Family
Polypodiaceae

Total records held
109

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 60	72
Tetrads: 60	70
Hectads: 24	27

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Dec 21 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Polypody is an occasional native perennial of rocks, walls and banks. In the west of Britain it also commonly grows on the trunks of trees but it rarely does so with us. This is probably due to a lack of moss on tree trunks here in which the fern can root. It occurs throughout the northern half of our area as at Alport Valley (SK1292), Alport (SK2264), Coombs Dale (SK2274) and Wheatcroft (SK3456). There are also isolated records for the southern half of our area as at Anchor Church (SK3327). It is probably under-recorded locally due to incomplete separation from its close relative Intermediate Polypody (XXP. interjectum).