Western Polypody
Polypodium hesperium
Synonyms: Polypodium prolongilobum, Polypodium vulgare, Polypodium vulgare var. columbianum, Polypodium vulgare var. hesperium
![Western Polypody: Polypodium hesperium (Synonyms: Polypodium prolongilobum, Polypodium vulgare, Polypodium vulgare var. columbianum, Polypodium vulgare var. hesperium)](hesperium/hesperium3c.jpg)
Western polypody as seen on rock outcrops along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 about 1 mile northeast of Chinook Pass, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.............August 25, 2014.
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- ![Underside of the frond of Western Polypody: Polypodium hesperium (Synonyms: Polypodium prolongilobum, Polypodium vulgare, Polypodium vulgare var. columbianum, Polypodium vulgare var. hesperium)](hesperium/hesperium3b.jpg)
Western polypody as seen on rock outcrops along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 about 1 mile northeast of Chinook Pass, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.............August 25, 2014.
- ![Western Polypody: Polypodium hesperium (Synonyms: Polypodium prolongilobum, Polypodium vulgare, Polypodium vulgare var. columbianum, Polypodium vulgare var. hesperium)](hesperium/hesperium07-02-2015b.jpg)
Western polypody as seen on rock outcrops along the High Rock Trail #266, northern Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........July 2, 2015.
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- ![Western Polypody: Polypodium hesperium (Synonyms: Polypodium prolongilobum, Polypodium vulgare, Polypodium vulgare var. columbianum, Polypodium vulgare var. hesperium)](hesperium/hesperium4b.jpg)
Western polypody as seen on rock outcrops along the Ape Canyon Trail #234, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument..............October 8, 2014.
Paul Slichter