[Ferns West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Licorice Fern

Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Synonym: Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Synonym: Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale) - Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Synonym: Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale)

Licorice ferns observed at left at the Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR.......October 7, 2009. The photo at right shows licorice ferns at Rough and Ready Botanical Wayside.......April 5, 2022.

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Synonym: Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale) - Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Synonym: Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale)

Licorice ferns observed at left along the Vancouver Lake North Trail, Vancouver, WA.......December 30, 2018. The photo at right shows licorice ferns adorning a mosy tree trunk along the CZ Trail near the Nehalem Divide, between Vernonia and Scapoose, OR......January 29, 2022.

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Synonym: Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale) - Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Synonym: Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale) - Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Synonym: Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale)


Paul Slichter