Resurrection fern, Pleopeltis polypodioides, is a small epiphytic fern of the family Polypodiaceae native to the Americas and Africa, commonly seen growing on the bark of live oak and other large trees across the southeastern United States. It earns its common name from its extreme desiccation tolerance, curling up and appearing shriveled and brown during dry periods, only to unfurl and turn green again within hours of receiving rain, a survival strategy that lets it persist through repeated drought as an epiphyte with no soil access.
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Source Wikidata: Resurrection Fern
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Alagoas, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Amazonia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bahia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guangdong, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mato Grosso, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Minas Gerais, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Parana, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Pernambuco, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Rio de Janeiro, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Rio Grande do Sul, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Santa Catarina, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Pleopeltis
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They are epiphytic, epipetric (growing on rocks), or rarely terrestrial ferns, with a creeping, densely hairy or scaly rhizome bearing fronds at intervals along its length.
2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata: Resurrection Fern
Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
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