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Pteridaceae
Acrostichum

not marked as a favorite taxon Acrostichum aureum Linnaeus. Common name: Golden Leather Fern. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Mangrove swamps, brackish marshes, rarely inland in freshwater wetlands. Distribution: FL peninsula (Hillsborough and Manatee counties on the west coast, and Palm Beach County on the east coast, south to s. FL); West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America; paleotropics.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl1, FNA2, K4, Meso1, Mex, NS, POWO, S13, Sf, SFla, WH3. Basionym: Acrostichum aureum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Acrostichum aureum - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Acrostichum aureum© Keith Bradley
image #2 of Acrostichum aureum© Alan Cressler: Acrostichum aureum, Rhizophora mangle Swamp, Edge of Cutler Hammock, Miami-Dade County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Acrostichum aureum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Acrostichum aureum© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Acrostichum aureum© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Acrostichum aureum© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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