Common Name: Asian sword fern
Family: Nephrolepidaceae
Common Synonyms: Nephrolepis multiflora
USDA Hardiness Zone: 9a-11a
Growth Habit: Forb/Herb
Origin: Asia Temperate, Asia Tropical, Australasia, Pacific
FISC Category: 1
FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No
Introduction Date: Earliest Florida specimen available vouchered in 1954
IFAS Assessment:
This fern can be epiphytic. The pinnae is simple. On the mature petiole, the basal portion is covered with dark brown, appressed scales with a pale margin.
Open, disturbed sites, sometimes epiphytic.
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http://davesgarden.com accessed 13 June, 2017
Wunderlin, Richard P., and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. 3rd ed. Gainesville, FL: U of Florida, 2011. 44.