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]

Phlebodium areolatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Phlebodium
Species:
P. areolatum
Binomial name
Phlebodium areolatum
Synonyms[1]
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    • Chrysopteris araneosa Fourn.
    • Chrysopteris areolata 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 C.Presl
    • Phlebodium araneosum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Mickel & Beitel
    • Phlebodium aureum var. araneosum (M.Martens & Galeotti) L.D.Gómez
    • Phlebodium aureum var. areolatum Farw.
    • Phlebodium aureum var. trilobatum Farw.
    • Phlebodium fulvum T.Moore
    • Phlebodium lanosum T.Moore
    • Phlebodium pseudoaureum (Cav.) Lellinger
    • Phlebodium sporadocarpum J.Sm.
    • Pleopeltis araneosa T.Moore
    • Pleopeltis areolata C.Presl
    • Pleopeltis glaucina T.Moore
    • Polypodium araneosum M.Martens & Galeotti
    • Polypodium areolatum Willd.
    • Polypodium areolatum var. loreum J.Bommer
    • Polypodium aureum var. araneosum Brause
    • Polypodium aureum var. areolatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Baker
    • Polypodium aureum subsp. pseudoaureum (Cav.) C.Chr.
    • Polypodium aureum var. reductum Jenman
    • Polypodium drynarioides Griseb.
    • Polypodium fulvum M.Martens & Galeotti
    • Polypodium glaucinum M.Martens & Galeotti
    • Polypodium pseudoaureum Cav.
    • Polypodium sporadocarpum Willd.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Phlebodium pseudoaureum Virginia blue fern". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.