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Taxon: Phlebodium aureum (L.) J. Sm.

Genus: Phlebodium
Family: Polypodiaceae.
Nomen number: 27742
Place of publication: J. Bot. (Hooker) 4:59. 1841
Name verified on: 01-Sep-1998 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 01-Sep-1998
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Common names:

  • gold-foot fern   (Source: F NAmer ) – English
  • golden polypody   (Source: F NAmer ) – English
  • hare's-foot fern   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  • rabbit's-foot fern   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Florida, Georgia [s.]
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Puerto Rico; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Virgin Islands (British); Virgin Islands (U.S.)
    Northern South America: French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela
    Brazil: Brazil
    Southern South America: Paraguay

References:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. et al. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78:1-581. (F St John) [= Polypodium aureum L.].
  • Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2. (L Guianas ed2)
  • Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981–. Flora of Chiapas. (F Chiapas)
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America. (F NAmer)
  • Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. (L Guiana Shield)
  • Howard, R. 1974–1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. (F LAnt) [= Polypodium aureum L.].
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
  • Lasser, T., ed. 1964–. Flora de Venezuela. (F Venez) [= Polypodium aureum L.].
  • McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. (Herbs Commerce ed2)
  • Proctor, G. R. 1985. Ferns of Jamaica. A guide to the pteridophytes. (Ferns Jam) [= Polypodium aureum L.].
  • Proctor, G. R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53:1-389. (Ferns PR VirgI) [= Polypodium aureum L.].
  • Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995–. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. (F VenGuay) [= Polypodium aureum L.].
  • Stolze, R. G. et al. 1976. Ferns and fern allies of Guatemala. Fieldiana, Bot. 39:1-130., n.s., 6:1-522. 1981 (Ferns Guat) [= Polypodium aureum L.].
  • Tryon, R. M. & R. G. Stolze. 1989–. Pteridophyta of Peru. Parts I-. Fieldiana, Botany new ser. (Ferns Peru) [= Polypodium aureum L.].
  • Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora. (Eur Gard F)
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Check other databases for Phlebodium aureum (L.) J. Sm.:

  • Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
  • Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?27742 (09 February 2010)

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