About Golden Leather Fern
Acrostichum aureum, the golden leather fern, is a large species of fern that grows in mangrove swamps and other wet locations. Other common names include swamp fern and mangrove fern.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acrostichum aureum
- Genus
- Acrostichum
- Family
- PTERIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- In salt marshes, along road side
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മച്ചിത്തോൽ
Botanical family
Pteridaceae
MAIDENHAIR FERN FAMILY
Golden Leather Fern belongs to the Pteridaceae family.
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