Phlebodium areolatum, the Virginia blue fern, is a species of epiphytic fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to the New World Tropics and Subtropics; Mexico, Florida, some of the Caribbean islands, Central America, and South America to Argentina, and has been introduced to India.[1] As its synonym Phlebodium pseudoaureum it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Genus: | Phlebodium |
Species: | P. areolatum
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Phlebodium areolatum | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Phlebodium areolatum (Willd.) J.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Phlebodium pseudoaureum Virginia blue fern". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.