Live Oak with Resurrection Ferns blooming on the branches.
Pleopeltis polypodioides (syn. Polypodium polypodioides) is a species of creeping, coarse-textured fern native to the Americas and Africa.
The resurrection fern gets its name because it can survive long periods of drought by curling up its fronds
and appearing desiccated, grey-brown and dead. However, when just a little water is present, the fern will uncurl
and reopen, appearing to "resurrect" and restoring itself to a vivid green color within about 24 hours.
It has been estimated that these plants could last 100 years without water and still revive after a single exposure.