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Pleopeltis is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). [2] The genus widely distributed in tropical regions of the world, and also north into temperate regions in eastern North America and eastern Asia .
Pleopeltis polypodioides gets its common name "resurrection fern" because it can survive long periods of drought by curling up its fronds and appearing desiccated, grey-brown and dead. However, when just a little water is present, the fern will uncurl and reopen, appearing to "resurrect".
Pleopeltis michauxiana, known as the resurrection fern, scaly polypody, and Gray's polypody, [3] [4] [5] is a species of epiphytic fern native to North America and Central America. [5] Pleopeltis michauxiana is found in the lower Midwest and Southeastern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala. [5] It is the most widespread epiphytic fern in North ...
Polypodiaceae is a family of ferns.In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family includes around 65 genera and an estimated 1,650 species and is placed in the order Polypodiales, suborder Polypodiineae. [1]
Royal fern: State-wide G5 - secure: Polypodiaceae: Pleopeltis polypodioides [1]: 36 Resurrection fern: State-wide G5 - secure: Polypodiaceae: Polypodium virginianum [1]: 37 Common rockcap fern, Rock polypody: Northern Georgia G5 - secure: Pteridaceae: Adiantum capillus-veneris [1]: 37 Southern maidenhair fern, Venus hair fern
Pleopeltis christensenii is a species of fern from the genus Pleopeltis'. [1] Range
Pleopeltis murorum is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to parts of Central and Southern America (Costa Rica, Hispaniola, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador). Under the synonym Polypodium mixtum , it was regarded as endemic to Ecuador and threatened by habitat loss .
Polypodium is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). [1] The genus is widely distributed throughout the world, with the highest species diversity in the tropics.