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Cressler, Alan

Phlebodium aureum

Phlebodium aureum (L.) J. Sm.

Goldfoot Fern, Golden Polypody

Polypodiaceae (Polypody Family)

Synonym(s): Polypodium aureum

USDA Symbol: PHAU6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Fern
Size Notes: Leaves up to about 4 feet long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant.

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA
Native Habitat: Epiphytic on logs, trees and Sabal palmetto.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Phlebodium aureum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Phlebodium aureum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phlebodium aureum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-01
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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