Plant Identification Learning Module:
Flowers and Foliage
Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
Pothos is a vigorous, evergreen, herbaceous vine or groundcover with simple, alternate leaves which are ovate to cordate. Juvenile leaves are entire, but mature leaves are perforated and can reach a length of 30 inches. They are glossy, bright green, and irregularly variegated with lighter green, yellow or white. The juvenile form is the most commonly seen. It is a common houseplant; in warmer locations it is used as a landscape plant.
Photo by Paul L. Redfern, Jr.
© Wunderlin, R. P., and B. F. Hansen. 2008. USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
(cc) 2005, Jerzy Opiola. This photo is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0.
2007, Carl E. Lewis.
