Pleopeltis polypodioides | |
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Pleopeltis polypodioides on an oak limb after a brief rain | |
Fronds on the same limb in desiccated state | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Genus: | Pleopeltis |
Species: | P. polypodioides
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Binomial name | |
Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) E.G.Andrews & Windham
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Synonyms | |
Acrosticum polypodioides L. |
Pleopeltis polypodioides (syn. Polypodium polypodioides), also known as the resurrection fern, is a species of creeping, coarse-textured fern native to the Americas and Africa.