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POLYPODIUM PHYMATODES [PHYMATODES PHYMATODES, PHYMATOSORUS SCOLOPENDRIA]

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Oak-leaved fern

Local name: Kahlau (Guam)

A climbing fern, with pinnatifid or deeply lobed fronds resembling great oak leaves. 

Common in the forests of Guam and growing on stone walls and the tiled roofs of houses. 

For more information, see Safford's Useful Plants of Guam, 2009 facimile edition, page 352-353.

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