Licorice Fern
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Polypodiaceae
Collected: Cougar Mountain Redtown Meadow 13/4/12
Sample 17
This plant is easy to identify because it almost exclusively grows on Big Leaf Maples. It also has a distinct licorice taste when chewed. Some native tribes used it to make a cough medicine of sorts.
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