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The typical form of Polypodium vulgare is a rather hard fern that looks as though it was designed to keep its head down behind a sheltering rock. In this form the individul
pinnules have forked tips that add a soft frilling to the look of the clumps that suits a garden environment well. Kew treat P. vulgare var. bifidomultifidum as a synonym of P. virgineum but that isn't what this plant is. It is possibly a misnaming of P. vulgare 'Bifido-cristatum', of which Martin Rickard says: "'Bifido-cristatum', 30-38cm (12-15in) was found in North Lancashire by Thomas Walmsley in 1867. Fronds pinnate, all pinnae with neat bifid branches forming fan shapes crests. Terminal crest also a flat fan shape but much wider than the rest of the frond. Strictly speaking a true 'Grandiceps'. Comes true from spores. Common." Although the name would be easy to confuse, the description doesn't really match my plant. |
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