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Asian sword fern
Nephrolepis brownii
Nephrolepidaceae
 

Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Range: Native to Asia.

Plant Map Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.

Comments: An aggressive invasive exotic, especially in hammocks. Distinguished from native sword ferns by the dark brown scales at the base of the fronds.

Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2018
Naturalized at Pine Shore Preserve in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA

Copyright by: George D. Gann

Copyright by: George D. Gann

Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley


Other data on Nephrolepis brownii available from:

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants


 
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