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Polypodium cambricum L.

southern polypody (Polypodiaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadModerate tendencySW
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Polypodium cambricum has leaves less than twice as long as wide (unlike Polypodium interjectum and Polypodium vulgare); its leaf-lobes (or pinnae) are often markedly serrate.

Avon Gorge (VC6: North Somerset); 2016-02-25

 southern polypody / Polypodium cambricum: _Polypodium cambricum_ has leaves less than twice as long as wide (unlike _Polypodium interjectum_ and _Polypodium vulgare_); its leaf-lobes (or pinnae) are often markedly serrate.

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