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Phlebodium aureum

Gold Foot Fern, Golden Polypody
Other regional names: Hare Foot Fern +1 more
  • Hare Foot Fern
  • Rabbit Foot Fern
Also known as: Chrysopteris aurea (L.) Link +14 more
  • Chrysopteris aurea (L.) Link
  • Chrysopteris grandis Fée
  • Chrysopteris martinicensis Fée
  • Chrysopteris microdictya Fée
  • Chrysopteris pulvinata (Link) Link
  • Phlebodium aureum var. pulvinatum (Link) Farw.
  • Phlebodium grande (Fée) T.Moore
  • Phlebodium microdictyum (Fée) T.Moore
  • Phlebodium pulvinatum (Link) J.Sm.
  • Pleopeltis aurea (L.) C.Presl
  • Polypodium auratum (L.) Vell.
  • Polypodium aureum var. leucatomos (Poir.) Krug
  • Polypodium aureum var. pulvinatum (Link) Baker
  • Polypodium leucatomos Poir.
  • Polypodium pulvinatum Link
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.

Phlebodium aureum (commonly known as Gold-foot Fern or Golden Polypody) is an epiphytic fern within the Polypodiaceae family. It originates in North America and South America.

Macro Climate
Unspecified
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Air Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, C. American Pacific Is., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Hawaii, India, KwaZulu-Natal, Madeira, Queensland, Sri Lanka

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