Polypodiaceae
Arizona scaly polypody
Pleopeltis thyssanolepis
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Pleopeltis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Arizona scaly polypody
Synonyms
- Goniophlebium lanuginosum (Nees) T.Moore
- Goniophlebium rhagadiolepis (Fée) Fée
- Goniophlebium thyssanolepis (A.Braun ex Klotzsch) T.Moore
- Heteroneuron paradoxum Fée
- Lepicystis rhagadiolepis (Fée) J.Sm.
- Lepicystis thyssanolepis (A.Braun ex Klotzsch) Diels
- Marginaria thyssanolepis Farw.
- Marginaria thyssanolepis (A.Braun ex Klotzsch) Farw.
- Polypodium incanum var. fimbriatum M.Martens & Galeotti
- Polypodium lanuginosum Nees
- Polypodium purpusii Christ
- Polypodium rhagadiolepis Fée
- Polypodium thyssanolepis Klotzsch
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.