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serpent fern
Scientific Name: Deparia kaalaana
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Category: Fern
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Phlebodium aureum: The Golden Serpent Fern
Phlebodium aureum, commonly known as the golden polypody, golden serpent fern, cabbage palm fern, gold-foot fern, or hare-foot fern, is a captivating fern native to tropical America. It is also known by the synonym Polypodium aureum, and the obsolete synonym Polypodium leucatomos.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Phlebodium aureum
- Common Names: golden polypody, golden serpent fern, cabbage palm fern, gold-foot fern, hare-foot fern, serpent fern
- Family: Polypodiaceae
Considerations for Pets
- This plant has scaly rhizomes.
Distribution and Habitat
This fern originates from tropical America and is often found growing as an epiphyte.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Phlebodium aureum is cultivated for its large, deeply lobed, bluish-green fronds.
- It has brown, scaly rhizomes.
- It can be found growing as a small shrub, typically reaching 2-5 feet in height.
Other Scientific Names
- Microsirium scolopendria
- Phymatosorus scolopendria