Polypodiaceae
False golden polypody
Phlebodium pseudoaureum
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Phlebodium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 假金水龙骨
- English
- False golden polypody
Synonyms
- Chrysopteris araneosa Fourn.
- Chrysopteris areolata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Fée
- Chrysopteris glauca Fée
- Chrysopteris glaucina Fourn.
- Chrysopteris lanosa Fée
- Chrysopteris sporadocarpa Link
- Chrysopteris trilobata Fée
- Drynaria araneosa Fée
- Drynaria fulva Fée
- Drynaria glaucina Fée
- Goniophlebium areolatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) C.Presl
- Phlebodium araneosum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Mickel & Beitel
- Phlebodium areolatum (Willd.) J.Sm.
- Phlebodium aureum var. araneosum (M.Martens & Galeotti) L.D.Gómez
- Phlebodium aureum var. areolatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Farw.
- Phlebodium aureum var. trilobatum Farw.
- Phlebodium fulvum T.Moore
- Phlebodium lanosum T.Moore
- Phlebodium sporadocarpum J.Sm.
- Pleopeltis araneosa T.Moore
- Pleopeltis areolata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) C.Presl
- Pleopeltis glaucina T.Moore
- Polypodium araneosum M.Martens & Galeotti
- Polypodium areolatum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Polypodium areolatum var. loreum J.Bommer
- Polypodium aureum subsp. pseudoaureum (Cav.) C.Chr.
- Polypodium aureum var. araneosum Brause
- Polypodium aureum var. areolatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Baker
- Polypodium aureum var. reductum Jenman
- Polypodium drynarioides Griseb.
- Polypodium fulvum M.Martens & Galeotti
- Polypodium glaucinum M.Martens & Galeotti
- Polypodium pseudoaureum Cav.
- Polypodium sporadocarpum Willd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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.