sword ferns
Nephrolepis
Nephrolepis is a genus of about 30 species of ferns in the family Nephrolepidaceae (or Dryopteridaceae in some classifications).
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Fishbone Fern
speciesNephrolepis cordifolia
southern sword fern
speciesNephrolepis exaltata
Broad Sword Fern
speciesNephrolepis biserrata
Brown's sword fern
speciesNephrolepis brownii
Fishtail Swordfern
speciesNephrolepis falcata
thermal ladder fern
speciesNephrolepis flexuosa
Streamside Swordfern
speciesNephrolepis rivularis
Rough Sword Fern
speciesNephrolepis hirsutula
Nephrolepis abrupta
speciesNephrolepis abrupta
Fishbone Fern
speciesNephrolepis acutifolia
Nephrolepis undulata
speciesNephrolepis undulata
Australian sword fern
speciesNephrolepis obliterata
Nephrolepis × pseudobiserrata
hybridNephrolepis × pseudobiserrata
Nephrolepis davallioides
speciesNephrolepis davallioides
Nephrolepis pendula
speciesNephrolepis pendula
Nephrolepis duffii
speciesNephrolepis duffii
Nephrolepis × copelandii
hybridNephrolepis × copelandii
Nephrolepis falciformis
speciesNephrolepis falciformis
Nephrolepis pectinata
speciesNephrolepis pectinata
Averys sword fern
hybridNephrolepis × averyi
Nephrolepis × hippocrepicis
hybridNephrolepis × hippocrepicis
Nephrolepis radicans
speciesNephrolepis radicans
Nephrolepis lauterbachii
speciesNephrolepis lauterbachii
Nephrolepis davalliae
speciesNephrolepis davalliae
Nephrolepis × medlerae
hybridNephrolepis × medlerae
Nephrolepis grayumiana
speciesNephrolepis grayumiana
Nephrolepis obtusiloba
speciesNephrolepis obtusiloba
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48234.