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NAMING
Scientific Name: Pleopeltis polypodioides
Family: Polypodiaceae
Common: resurrection fern
HABITAT
Native
Habitat: grows on cepiphyte trees, rocks, but no ground
Range: New York -> Texas -> Mexico
TREE TRUNK
Size:
Bark: –
LEAVES
Fern, reproduces by spores
Look like they’re dead, but they’re actually alive (just pour water!)
REPRODUCTION
USES
Wildlife – habitat for amphibians
TOLERANCES