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Pleopeltis
Pleopeltis is a genus of between 20–50 species of ferns, widely distributed in tropical regions of the world, and also north into temperate regions in eastern North America and eastern Asia. Several species are known by the common name scaly polypody.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
resurrection fern
speciesPleopeltis michauxiana
tropical resurrection fern
speciesPleopeltis polypodioides
Bigfruit Scaly Polypody
speciesPleopeltis macrocarpa
Pleopeltis polylepis
speciesPleopeltis polylepis
Pleopeltis pleopeltifolia
speciesPleopeltis pleopeltifolia
Pleopeltis hirsutissima
speciesPleopeltis hirsutissima
Pleopeltis minima
speciesPleopeltis minima
Pleopeltis lepidopteris
speciesPleopeltis lepidopteris
Pleopeltis murorum
speciesPleopeltis murorum
Ecklon's Polypody
speciesPleopeltis ecklonii
starscale fern
speciesPleopeltis astrolepis
Pleopeltis thyssanolepis
speciesPleopeltis thyssanolepis
Pleopeltis tridens
speciesPleopeltis tridens
Pleopeltis angusta
speciesPleopeltis angusta
Pleopeltis burchellii
speciesPleopeltis burchellii
Pleopeltis guttata
speciesPleopeltis guttata
Pleopeltis orientalis
speciesPleopeltis orientalis
Pleopeltis bombycina
speciesPleopeltis bombycina
Pleopeltis plebeia
speciesPleopeltis plebeia
Pleopeltis remota
speciesPleopeltis remota
Pleopeltis crassinervata
speciesPleopeltis crassinervata
Pleopeltis furfuracea
speciesPleopeltis furfuracea
Pleopeltis christensenii
speciesPleopeltis christensenii
ribbon fern
speciesPleopeltis marginata
Pleopeltis pycnocarpa
speciesPleopeltis pycnocarpa
Pleopeltis pinnatifida
speciesPleopeltis pinnatifida
Pleopeltis monosora
speciesPleopeltis monosora
Rio Grande Scaly Polypody
speciesPleopeltis riograndensis
Pleopeltis buchtienii
speciesPleopeltis buchtienii
Pleopeltis desvauxii
speciesPleopeltis desvauxii
Pleopeltis fimbriata
speciesPleopeltis fimbriata
Pleopeltis mexicana
speciesPleopeltis mexicana
thickleaf scaly polypody
speciesPleopeltis squamata
Pleopeltis subvestita
speciesPleopeltis subvestita
Pleopeltis madrensis
speciesPleopeltis madrensis
Pleopeltis lindeniana
speciesPleopeltis lindeniana
Pleopeltis fallax
speciesPleopeltis fallax
Pleopeltis sanctae-rosae
speciesPleopeltis sanctae-rosae
Pleopeltis fallacissima
speciesPleopeltis fallacissima
Pleopeltis tweedieana
speciesPleopeltis tweedieana
Pleopeltis pleopeltidis
speciesPleopeltis pleopeltidis
Pleopeltis montigena
speciesPleopeltis montigena
Pleopeltis alansmithii
speciesPleopeltis alansmithii
Pleopeltis insularum
speciesPleopeltis insularum
Pleopeltis furcata
speciesPleopeltis furcata
Pleopeltis munchii
speciesPleopeltis munchii
Pleopeltis × simiana
hybridPleopeltis × simiana
Pleopeltis segregata
speciesPleopeltis segregata
Pleopeltis lepidotricha
speciesPleopeltis lepidotricha
Pleopeltis fraseri
speciesPleopeltis fraseri
Pleopeltis panamensis
speciesPleopeltis panamensis
Pleopeltis × leucospora
hybridPleopeltis × leucospora
Pleopeltis rosei
speciesPleopeltis rosei
Pleopeltis acicularis
speciesPleopeltis acicularis
Pleopeltis macrolepis
speciesPleopeltis macrolepis
Pleopeltis wiesbaurii
speciesPleopeltis wiesbaurii
Pleopeltis hookeri
speciesPleopeltis hookeri
Pleopeltis collinsii
speciesPleopeltis collinsii
Pleopeltis platylepis
speciesPleopeltis platylepis
Pleopeltis minarum
speciesPleopeltis minarum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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