Philodendron Pothos Philodendron Common House Plants. Golden pothos is a species of the pothos family. Decorative and easy to grow the philodendron has many amazing varieties.
To help you understand this clearly let us look at some common pothos plants and the ways in which they differ from the philodendron. Considering that nothing goes wrong with it along with its pollutants absorbing nature makes it unique in the plant world. Philodendron is a popular choice for a bedroom plant as it has been linked to the nasa clean air study which assessed houseplants ability to clean common household toxins from the air.
Other philodendron types grow upright and have large split or deeply lobed leaves.
Simply put pothos and philodendron are common names. Not all philodendrons are non toxic however so you may need to take care if you have pets or children in the room. What makes common names super confusing is that sometimes there are many common names for the same plant. Philodendron plants are tropical flowering plants in the family araceae many of the 480 species of philodendron plants are popular houseplants thanks to their large green leaves.