About southern sword fern
Nephrolepis exaltata, known as the sword fern or Boston fern, is a species of fern in the family Nephrolepidaceae. It is native to the Americas. This evergreen plant can reach as high as 40–90 centimetres (16–35 in), and in extreme cases up to 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in). It is also known as the Boston sword fern, wild Boston fern, Boston blue bell fern, tuber ladder fern, or fishbone fern.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nephrolepis exaltata
- Genus
- Nephrolepis
- Family
- NEPHROLEPIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Distribution
- Tropics and Sub-Tropics
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Nephrolepidaceae
MACHO FERNS OR SWORDFERNS
southern sword fern belongs to the Nephrolepidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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