Description: The commonest of the three similar species which make up the polypody complex. This plant is a tetraploid, i.e. it has four sets of chromosomes. It has rather thick, tough leaves up to about 8 inches long (often much smaller) and grows in a variety of habitats: on trees in woodland, on sand dunes, earth banks, rock outcrops.

All names: Polypodium vulgare sens. str. L.; Polypodium vulgare L.; Polypodium vulgare ssp. vulgare L. sensu stricto

Distribution Map from NBN: Polypodium vulgare sens. str. at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Polypodium vulgare sens. str. at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.