Pteridaceae
Golden leather fern
Acrostichum aureum
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Acrostichum
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Common names
By language (18)
- ace
- Pi
- Arabic
- سرخس المستنقعات الذهبي
- Burmese
- ငှက်ကြီးတောင်ပင်
- Chinese
- 卤蕨, 鹵蕨, 金蕨, 泽泻蕨
- Divehi
- ތެލަ
- English
- Golden leather fern, Golden leatherfern, Leather fern
- French
- Fougère dorée
- Igbo
- Golden leather fern
- Indonesian
- Paku laut
- Japanese
- ミミモチシダ
- Javanese
- Pakis laut
- Malagasy
- Akohorafanjava, Kolovolo, Saro
- Malayalam
- മച്ചിത്തോൽ
- Persian
- سرخس مرداب
- Portuguese
- Samambaia-do-mangue
- Spanish
- Ranconcha
- Sundanese
- Paku hata diuk
- Thai
- ปรงไข่
Synonyms
- Acrostichum aureum f. cristata Hahne
- Acrostichum aureum var. hirsutum (Fée) T.Moore
- Acrostichum aureum var. marginatum (Schkuhr) T.Moore
- Acrostichum aureum var. urvillei (C.Presl) T.Moore
- Acrostichum cayennense C.Presl
- Acrostichum crassifolium Wall.
- Acrostichum emarginatum Buch.; Roxb.
- Acrostichum fasciculatum (Fourn.) C.Chr.
- Acrostichum formosum C.Presl
- Acrostichum guineense Gand.
- Acrostichum inaequale Willd.
- Acrostichum juglandifolium Kaulf.
- Acrostichum lagolo Blanco
- Acrostichum marginatum Schkuhr
- Acrostichum maritimum Raf.
- Acrostichum obliquum Blume
- Acrostichum rigens C.Presl
- Acrostichum scalpturatum C.Presl
- Acrostichum spectabile Zoll.
- Acrostichum urvillei (Fée) C.Presl
- Acrostichum wightianum C.Presl
- Aspidium emarginatum Willd.
- Asplenium arifolium Burm.f.
- Chrysodium aureum (L.) Mett.
- Chrysodium cayennense Fée
- Chrysodium fasciculatum E.Fourn.
- Chrysodium hirsutum Fée
- Chrysodium inaequale Fée
- Chrysodium scalpturatum Fée
- Chrysodium speciosum Fée
- Chrysodium urvillei Fée
- Chrysodium vulgare Fée
- Chrysodium vulgare var. minus Fée
- Chrysodium vulgare var. rigens Fée
- Gymnogramma arifolia (Burm.f.) Kuhn
- Hemionitis arifolia (Burm.f.) T.Moore
- Polystichum emarginatum (Willd.) T.Moore
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ulf Mehlig, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo; Iriomote Island, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Art Whistler, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Art Whistler, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.