| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polypodiaceae | Pleopeltis astrolepis | Star-scaled Polypody | Sloughs, epiphytic on Pond Apple (Annona glabra). | S. FL (Broward County; apparently extirpated); West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America. | |
| Polypodiaceae | Pleopeltis marginata | Ribbon Fern | Epiphytic in hammocks and mangrove swamps. | S. FL (Miami-Dade and Monroe counties); West Indies; Mexico (CHP, TAB) and Central America. |  |
| Polypodiaceae | Pleopeltis michauxiana | Resurrection Fern, Scaly Polypody, Tree Polypody | On tree limbs and trunks (especially when leaning) in a wide variety of forest types, especially southwards, and less typically (but not uncommonly) on rocks. | P. michauxiana ranges from se. MD, IL, MO, and se. KS, south to s. FL and TX; Mexico and Central America (Guatemala, Honduras); Bahamas (Abaco Island). |  |
| Polypodiaceae | Pleopeltis polypodioides | West Indian Resurrection Fern | Epiphytic in hammocks and other forested habitats. | S. FL (Keys only); West Indies; Mexico and Central America. |  |
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