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Pleopeltis
Pleopeltis is a genus of epiphytic or rock-growing ferns, including the species known as scaly polypody and resurrection fern. Grow them as an epiphyte or in a shallow, sharply draining rock-type setting, and give them bright conditions with good air movement.
Pleopeltis is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus 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 and resurrection fern.
The genus is closely related to Polypodium. Many of the species have been or sometimes are still included in that genus. Further changes in the circumscription of the genus may occur as research continues.
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