Pleopeltis michauxiana

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Polypodiaceae
Genus:	Pleopeltis
Species:	P. michauxiana
Binomial name
Pleopeltis michauxiana (Weath.) Hickey & Sprunt[1]
Synonyms[2]
Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana (Weath.) E.B.Andrews & Windham Polypodium polypodioides var. michauxianum Weath.

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 America. In addition to growing on trees, P. michauxiana less typically grows on substrates such as rock (usually limestone or sandstone) and mossy banks, as well as man-made objects such as fences and buildings.[5][3]

References

1. "Pleopeltis michauxiana (Weath.) Hickey & Sprunt". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
2. "Pleopeltis michauxiana (Weath.) Hickey & Sprunt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
3. Weakley, Alan S. (2018), Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, working draft of 20 August 2018, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4. "Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
5. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (1993). "Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 2. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 2018-09-27 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.