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Pleopeltis polypodioides

Distribution
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AL; AR; FL; GA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MD; MO; MS; NC; OH; OK; SC; TN; TX; VA; WV; Mexico; Central America; South America; West Indies; Africa
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Discussion

Varieties 6 (1 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 2.
Parent taxa Polypodiaceae > Pleopeltis
Sibling taxa
P. astrolepis, P. polylepis, P. riograndensis
Subordinate taxa
P. polypodioides var. michauxiana
Synonyms Acrostichum polypodioides, Marginaria polypodioides, Polypodium polypodioides
Name authority (Linnaeus) E. G. Andrews & Windham: in Windham, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 19: 46. (1993)
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