Acrostichum L. Sp. Species of the genus seem to frequently self-fertilize. In North and South America, Acrostichum is found in Bermuda, Florida, Mexico to Panama, the West Indies, and along the Atlantic coasts of South America to southeastern Brazil and a lesser distribution along the Pacific coast to northwestern Peru.
Most plants grow in open areas with full to partial sun.
Plants are occasionally found in full shade. In south Florida ferns in the genus Acrostichum are commonly known as Leather Ferns. The species may occur together in the black saline muck of quiet back mangrove areas but the frond structure and location of the fertile leaflets is sufficient to separate the species. There is no evidence of hybridization. Photo Fronds Fertile fronds Species' web page A. aureum A. danaeifolium NPSF database entry A. aureum A. danaeifolium References Adams, David C. and P. B. Tomlinson.