Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Acrostichum aureum L.
GOLDEN LEATHER FERN
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Native Threatened-State OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification
POLYPODIALES
Acrostichum aureum L. - GOLDEN LEATHER FERN
Citation
ACROSTICHUM AUREUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1069. 1753.
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MARTINIQUE: Front Royal, without data (lectotype: Plumier, Descr. Pl. Amér. pl. 7. 1693). Lectotypified by Lellinger, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 98: 366. 1985.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Acrostichum aureum - 137
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Acrostichum aureum - 137
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Acrostichum aureum - 139
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Acrostichum aureum - 159
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Acrostichum aureum - 159
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Acrostichum aureum - 270
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Acrostichum aureum - 270
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Acrostichum aureum - 283
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Acrostichum aureum - 283
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