Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also accent epiphyte.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Epiphytic fern.
Height:
	Fronds 4-8 inches long.
Growth Rate:
	Slow.
Range:
	Eastern and central United States west to Texas and south to the Monroe County Keys; Mexico and Central America. Very rare in the Monroe County Keys, and perhaps absent south of Key Largo.
Habitats:
	Moist forests and swamps.
Soils:
	Epiphytic; or terrestrial in moist, well-drained humusy leaf litter, acid to neutral pH.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows on nutrient poor substrate.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	Moderate; requires moist substrate and high humidity to thrive.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade to moderate shade.
Flower Color:
	N/A.
Flower Characteristics:
	There are no flowers; the plants reproduce by spores.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous spores.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from spores.
Comments:
	These ferns "shrivel up" during dry spells and then "come back to life" after a rain - hence the common name of the plant.