Polypodiaceae
Golden polypody
Phlebodium aureum
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Phlebodium
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Common names
By language (12)
- arz
- فليبوديوم اوريوم
- Bulgarian
- Златист флебодиум
- Chinese
- 金水龙骨
- Dutch
- Blauwvaren, Zinkvaren
- English
- Golden polypody
- Finnish
- Kultaimarre
- German
- Goldtüpfelfarn
- Japanese
- ダイオウウラボシ, フレボジウム・アウリウム, ポリポジウム・ロイコトモス
- Macedonian
- Златна дамчеста папрат
- Polish
- Flebodium złociste
- Russian
- Флебодиум золотистый
- Ukrainian
- Флебодіум золотий
Synonyms
- Chrysopteris aurea (L.) Link
- Chrysopteris grandis Fée
- Chrysopteris martinicensis Fée
- Chrysopteris microdictya Fée
- Chrysopteris pulvinata Link
- Phlebodium aureum var. pulvinatum Farw.
- Phlebodium grande T.Moore
- Phlebodium microdictyum T.Moore
- Phlebodium pulvinatum J.Sm.
- Pleopeltis aurea (L.) C.Presl
- Polypodium attenuatum Kuntze ex Ettingsh.
- Polypodium auratum Vell.
- Polypodium aureum L.
- Polypodium aureum var. leucatomos Krug
- Polypodium aureum var. pulvinatum (Link) Baker
- Polypodium leucatomos Poir.
- Polypodium pulvinatum Link
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, 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.