Pteridaceae

Mangrove fern

Acrostichum speciosum Willd.

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Acrostichum

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Mangrove fern: Acrostichum speciosum Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney — Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Cantonese: 尖葉鹵蕨
Chinese: 尖叶卤蕨, 尖葉鹵蕨
English: Mangrove fern

Synonyms

Acrostichum aureum var. schmidtii (Christ) C.Chr.
Acrostichum aureum var. speciosum (Willd.) T.Moore
Acrostichum calamarium W.Hunter
Acrostichum fraxinifolium R.Br.
Chrysodium aureum var. schmidtii Christ
Chrysodium fraxinifolium Fée
Chrysodium fraxinifolium (R.Br.) Fée
Leptochilus raapii Alderw.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: native

Photos

Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.