Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) Andrews & Windham var. michauxiana (Weatherby) Andrews & Windham


Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) Andrews & Windham var. michauxiana (Weatherby) Andrews & Windham #7
Synonym(s):  Polypodium polypodioides (L.) Watt,
Polypodium polypodioides (L.) Watt var. michauxianum Weatherby 
Common Name(s):  Resurrection fern,
Gray polypody
Family Name(s):  Polypodiaceae

Type:  Terrestrial 
Sterile Frond Division:  Pinnatifid 
Sterile Frond Shape:  Lance-shaped 
Fertile Frond Shape:  Resembles Sterile Frond 
Sori:  Round 
Growth:  Creeping 

Special Features: Fronds shrivel in dry weather, but become green again after a rain. 
Habitat: Epiphytic, masonary. 

Distribution Map
   
Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody
     
Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody
     
Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody
     
Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody
     
Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody Resurrection fern,<BR>Gray polypody  
     
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