🌿 Family

Nephrolepidaceae

4 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Desv.

Nephrolepis biserrata, giant swordfern, is the largest sword fern, a tropical species with edible young leaves in the DRC.

Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.

Nephrolepis brownii (Asian sword fern) is an Asian-native perennial fern introduced to the Americas, Hawaii and other regions.

Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl

Nephrolepis cordifolia is an evergreen tuberous fern native to Himalayan foothills and NE Australia, naturalised and introduced to many regions worldwide.

Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott

Nephrolepis exaltata, the Boston fern, is a popular non-toxic houseplant native to humid tropical and subtropical regions.

Related Families

Pteridaceae 105 species Dryopteridaceae 52 species Polypodiaceae 51 species Blechnaceae 43 species Aspleniaceae 41 species Dennstaedtiaceae 20 species Athyriaceae 12 species Thelypteridaceae 12 species

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