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Golden Leather Fern

Acrostichum aureum

Photo by AtomicAnti
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26.4545, -82.1006

Field Notes

Notes:

"Listed as Threatened Plants in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act. Defined as species of plants native to the state that are in rapid decline in the number of plants within the state, but which have not so decreased in such number as to cause them to be endangered."

"Obligate Wetland. Occurs almost always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in wetlands."

Species ID Suggestions

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I think this is Acrostichum aureum. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200003421 http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3611
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PublishedOctober 7, 2011

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