Island goldback fern

Common names

Synonyms

• Acrostichum aculeatum Desv.
• Acrostichum chrysophyllum Sw.
• Ceropteris calomelanos var. chrysophylla (Sw.) Rosenst.
• Ceropteris chrysophylla (Sw.) Link
• Ceropteris herminieri Link
• Ceropteris intermedia Fée
• Ceropteris lherminieri Fée
• Ceropteris lherminieri (Bory ex Kunze) Link
• Ceropteris lherminieri (Bory ex Kunze) Fée
• Gymnogramma alstonii Mast.
• Gymnogramma brackenridgei Carruth.
• Gymnogramma calomelanos var. chrysophylla (Kaulf.) Baker
• Gymnogramma chrysophylla var. laucheana Underw.
• Gymnogramma chrysophyllum Kaulf.
• Gymnogramma cordreyi Pynaert
• Gymnogramma farinifera Lind. & Rod.
• Gymnogramma heyderi Lauche
• Gymnogramma laucheana K.Koch
• Gymnogramma lherminieri Bory
• Gymnogramma parsonsii Veitch
• Gymnogramma spectabilis Stelzner
• Pityrogramma brackenridgei (Carruth.) Maxon
• Pityrogramma calomelanos var. chrysophylla (Sw.) Farw.
• Pityrogramma caribaea Domin
• Pityrogramma caribaea var. imrayana Domin
• Pityrogramma chrysophylla var. divulgata Domin
• Pityrogramma chrysophylla var. dominicensis Domin
• Pityrogramma chrysophylla var. plumeriana Domin
• Pityrogramma martinicensis Domin
• Pityrogramma montserratensis Domin

Characteristics

Growth habit

Forb/herb

Lifespan

Perennial

In the US and Canada

Hawaii: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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