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

Licorice Fern

Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Synonyms: Polypodium aleuticum, Polypodium falcatum, Polypodium occidentale, Polypodium vulgare var. falcatum, Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale

Dorsal frond surface of Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Synonyms: Polypodium aleuticum, Polypodium falcatum, Polypodium occidentale, Polypodium vulgare var. falcatum, Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale)

Dorsal frond surface of licorice fern as seen on the steep, north-facing slopes of the McCord Creek Trail in the western Columbia River Gorge.........November 10, 2009.

Ventral frond surface of Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Synonyms: Polypodium aleuticum, Polypodium falcatum, Polypodium occidentale, Polypodium vulgare var. falcatum, Polypodium vulgare var. occidentale)

Ventral frond surface of licorice fern as seen on the steep, north-facing slopes of the McCord Creek Trail in the western Columbia River Gorge.........November 10, 2009.
Paul Slichter