Scientific Name
Polypodium polypodioides

Common Name
Resurrection fern


Zones:  6-10
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Height: 4 to 8"
Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
Fronds: 1 to 2"wide, leathery fronds with 6 to 20 alternately spaced, oblong segments joined by rounded sinuses; has blunt tip; smaller fronds are prostrate; scaly on under surface; stipe nearly one half length of blade
Comments: Found on trees, stumps, and rocks; difficult to get established; in dry periods it appears to die but regains normal appearance with rain; creeping rhizome
Cultivars: N/A
 

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