Sonoma Mountain Ecology Notes

Celebrating and Caring for the Land

California Polypody

Polypodium californicum is a native shade loving fern most often found around stream banks and north-facing slopes. The small bumps on the underside of this frond are called “sori” and are the spore producing structure similar to the way “higher” plants produce flowers and seeds.

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