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Endemic subspecies
Maltese Polypody Fern
Maltese Polypody Fern · Polypodium vulgare subsp. melitense
A Maltese subspecies of the common polypody, an evergreen fern.
Common polypody (Polypodium vulgare) is an evergreen fern that grows in many kinds of places. Its name comes from the Greek words for many and foot. The Maltese plants are named as the subspecies melitense.
More detail on where it grows in Malta and whether it is protected is still to be added from a local source.
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