Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier Flora -- Polypodium amorphum -- (Irregular Polypody)

presented by Susan McDougall


Polypodium amorphum

Growing on rock faces, this is a common polypody of low to middle elevations.

Author: Susan McDougall
Wonderland Trail at Box Canyon, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7661, -121.6339
Date: July 15, 2016
Polypodium amorphum

The sori are circular. This species resembles Polypodium hesperium; the most reliable distinctions are microscopic.

Author: Susan McDougall
Wonderland Trail at Box Canyon, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7661, -121.6339
Date: July 15, 2016

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