Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Polypodium virginianum L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Polypodium vulgare auct. p.p. non L., Polypodium vulgare L. var. virginianum (L.) Eat.

Common names:

Adder's fern (1900, misapplied) (158)

Brake fern (1876?) (92)

Brake root (1828-1869) (7, 49, 58, 92)

Common polypody (1878-1986) (3, 4, 49, 86, 109, 122, 131, 138, 155, 158)

Engelsüss (German) (1900) (158)

Ever fern [Ever-fern] (1900) (158)

Evergreen fern (1878) (86)

Female fern (1828-1895) (7, 2, 5, 7, 49, 58, 92)

Fern root [Fernroot] (1828-1898) (7, 49, 92)

Gemeiner Tüpfelfarn (1900, German) (1900) (158)

Golden polypody (1900-1913) (5, 158)

Golden-locks (1900) (158)

Golden-maidenhair (1900, misapplied) (158)

Licorice fern (1937, TX) (124)

Moss fern (1900) (158)

Polypod (1900) (158)

Polypode (1900) (158)

Polypode commun [Polypode common] (1828-1900, French) (7, 158)

Polypodium (1917) (57)

Polypody [Polypoddy] (1649-1917) (14, 46, 57, 61, 72, 92, 158)

Polypody-of-the-oak [Polypody of the oak] (1900) (158)

Polypody-of-the-wall [Polypody of the wall] (1900) (158)

Rock brake (1828-1840, misapplied) (7, 19, 49, 92, 158)

Rock polypod (1876-1898) (49, 92)

Rock polypody (1869-Present) (50, 58)

Stonebrake (1876?) (92)

Süssfarn (1900, German) (158)

Wall fern [Wall-fern] (1900-1949) (109, 158)

Wood fern (1900) (158)