Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis polypodioides (Linnaeus) E.G. Andrews & Windham ssp. michauxiana (Weatherby) E.G. Andrews & Windham
| This evergreen fern is fairly common throughout the Carolinas on rock outcrops and is well know for also growing on trees, sometimes seeming to bring dead or dormant trees back to life, resurrecting them. Durham Co., NC 4/11/2009. |
| Formerly known as Polypodium polypodioides (Linnaeus) Watt or Polypodium polypodioides (L.) Watt var. michauxianum Weatherby. Durham Co., NC 4/11/2009. |
| Durham Co., NC 4/11/2009. |
| Underside detail. Morrow Mountain State Park, Stanly Co., NC 4/17/2011. |
| Fertile frond underside detail. Morrow Mountain State Park, Stanly Co., NC 4/17/2011. |
| Underside detail, showing the distinctive scales. Morrow Mountain State Park, Stanly Co., NC 4/17/2011. |
| In the process of "resurrecting" a tree. Robeson Co., NC 6/8/2008. |