- Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Taxobox
status =
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Pteridophyta
classis =Pteridopsida
ordo =Polypodiales
familia =Polypodiaceae
genus = "Polypodium "
species = "P. glycyrrhiza"
binomial = "Polypodium glycyrrhiza"
binomial_authority = D.C.Eaton
synonyms ="Polypodium glycyrrhiza", commonly known as licorice fern, is an
evergreen fern native to westernNorth America . It can often be found growing on the trunks and branches of deciduous trees, particularlybigleaf maple . The fern can also be found on rocks, logs, and wet, mossy humus. Licorice fern acquires its name from its licorice-flavoredrhizome , which was chewed for flavor by numerous Native American groups, including theSḵwx̱wú7mesh ,Shishalh ,Comox ,Nuxalk ,Haida , andKwakwaka'wakw . The rhizomes were also usually medicinally as a treatment for the cold andsore throat s. [cite book | last = Pojar | first = Jim | title = Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast | publisher = Lone Pine Publishing | location = Edmonton | year = 2004 | isbn = 9781551055305]References
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