PLANTS Profile for Nephrolepis falcata (fishtail swordfern)

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PLANTS Profile

Nephrolepis falcata (Cav.) C. Chr.
fishtail swordfern

Symbol:

NEFA

Group:

Fern

Family:

Dryopteridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I

More Information:

Synonyms:
Nephrolepis falcata (Cav.) C. Chr.

NEBIF

Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott var. furcans hort. ex L.H. Bailey

Distribution:
Nephrolepis falcata (Cav.) C. Chr.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI)

Related Taxa:
Nephrolepis falcata (Cav.) C. Chr.

View 34 genera in Dryopteridaceae, 14 species in Nephrolepis

Classification:
Nephrolepis falcata (Cav.) C. Chr.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Dryopteridaceae – Wood Fern family
Genus	Nephrolepis Schott – swordfern
Species	Nephrolepis falcata (Cav.) C. Chr. – fishtail swordfern

Introduced Information:
Nephrolepis falcata (Cav.) C. Chr.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Nephrolepis falcata (Cav.) C. Chr.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503946.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 10:41 PM CDT