Polypodium glycyrrhiza have random placement, originating at various points. The rhizome appears reddish-brown, and is a sweet licorice-flavored. The name "glycyrrhiza" refers to this flavor--"glykys" in Greek means sweet, with "rhiza" meaning root. Since it is a fern, "P. glycyrrhiza" reproduces by spores; the spores grow in a pattern of spots on the undersides of the leaves. These sori may be oval in immaturity. Licorice fern may grow over the ground, rocks, or as an epiphyte. The plant prefers moist environments, so it is typically found on wet ground, rocks, and logs. Occasionally it can be seen on fallen trees. It is
Eremophila glabra subsp. albicans gave it the name "Stenochilus albicans" and published the description in "Plantae Preissianae". The type was collected by Bartling near Fremantle. It was reduced to a subspecies of "Eremophila glabra" by Robert Chinnock in 2007. "Eremophila glabra" subsp. "albicans" occurs in coastal areas between Bunbury and Shark Bay where it grows in sandy soil on sand dunes and limestone outcrops. Eremophila glabra subsp. albicans Eremophila glabra" subsp. "albicans is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is similar to other shrubs in the species "Eremophila glabra" but it distinguished from them by its