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Botanical Name: |
Polypodium californicum |
Botanical Pronunciation: |
Paul-ee-POD-ee-uhm cal-eh-FOR-neh-cum |
Common Name: |
California Polypody |
Family Name: |
Polypodiaceae |
Diseases: |
None. |
Flower: |
Spores on underside of fronds. |
Growth: |
6-10 |
Light: |
Part shade to full shade on both the coast and inland. |
Pest: |
None. |
Problems: |
None. |
Propagation: |
By spores. |
Pruning: |
Remove spent fronds. |
Type: |
Deciduous fern that is semi-open and trailing. |
Water: |
Moderate to none in summer. |
California Native: |
Yes |
Description: |
Delicate, small scale fern for forground rockwalls great to use as bank cover in the shade and in mossy rock gardens. |
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Botanical Name: |
Tolmeia menziesii |
Botanical Pronunciation: |
toll-MAY-ah men-Z-z-i |
Common Name: |
Piggyback Plant |
Family Name: |
Saxifragaceae |
California Native: |
Yes |
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Botanical Name: |
Carex tumulicola |
Common Name: |
Foothill Sedge |
Family Name: |
Cypreaceae |
California Native: |
Yes |
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