Polypodiaceae

Polypodium cambricum L.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Belgium, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): MB, MC, MS, FS, MG, MF, DX

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Csa, Csb, Cfb, BSk, Cfa, BSh

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not assessed

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): Algeria, Belgium, Corse, Cyprus, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Sicilia, Transcaucasus, Türkiye

References

Proctor, MCF. 2009. Desiccation tolerance in some British ferns. Fern Gazette. 18(5):264–282.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17184700-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.6hmwga

Source IUCN conservation status: x