Pleopeltis lepidopteris Morro dos Conventos North Carolina Native Plants The shape of the inflorescence

The shape of the inflorescence is very reminiscent of the character Mushmouth on the Fat Albert cartoons

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Pleopeltis lepidopteris Morro dos Conventos North Carolina Native Plants The shape of the inflorescenceFor a fern we didn't even know existed before 2010, Pleopeltis lepidopteris has quickly become one of our favorites. This sun loving lithophytic (rock grower) fern hails from the sandy, acidic coastal (restinga) habitats in southern Brazil (Rio Grande du Sul). This offering is a Yucca Do find from a disjunct population along the beach in Morro dos Conventos, Brazil. The 2' tall x 2" wide, rigidly upright fronds emerge covered in thick silver hair, to