Araceae

Scalloped laceleaf

Anthurium crenatum (L.) Kunth

Family: Araceae
Genus: Anthurium

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Scalloped laceleaf (Anthurium crenatum) — FlowerPhoto: Matthew Sirotkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Scalloped laceleaf

Synonyms

Anthurium acaule var. brevipes Engl.
Anthurium acaule var. portoricense Kuntze
Anthurium acaule var. portoricensis Kuntze
Anthurium acaule var. scolopendrium (Spreng.) Kuntze
Anthurium attenuatum Miq.
Pothos crenatus L.
Pothos scolopendrius Spreng.

Flowers

In flower: March (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matthew Sirotkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Doyle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: joy4birds, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.