Polypodium pellucidum

Polypodium pellucidum (ʻAe) is a species of fern which grows on lava flows in Hawaii.^[1]

Polypodium pellucidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Genus:	Polypodium
Species:	P. pellucidum
Binomial name
Polypodium pellucidum Kaulf.

Description

It is one of the first plants to colonize a new lava flow and is often found growing in small cracks.^[1]

Range

It is found only in the Hawaiian islands.^[2]

Taxonomy

Polypodium pellucidum contains the following varieties:

• Polypodium pellucidum var. acuminatum^[2]
• Polypodium pellucidum var. pellucidum^[2]