Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Golden Leather Fern

Acrostichum aureum

Spanish: Palmita del río

Golden Leather Fern (Acrostichum aureum)
Photographed by sebastian323 on iNaturalist

Golden Leather Fern (Acrostichum aureum) is a plant recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 1 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones). Most often recorded in Feb.

TaxonomyPolypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records3,100 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Golden Leather Fern (Acrostichum aureum) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/acrostichum-aureum/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.