Leathery Polypody
Polypodium scouleri
Leathery polypody is a thick-fronded evergreen fern of the foggy Pacific coast, growing on rocks and even tree trunks, tolerant of wind and salt spray.
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Type
- fern
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Polypodium species
- Licorice Fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza)
- Rock Polypody (Polypodium virginianum)
- California Polypody (Polypodium californicum)