genus
Sword Ferns
Nephrolepis
Field notes
Children
- Fishbone Fern introduced
- Southern Sword Fern native
- Broad Sword Fern native
- Brown's Sword Fern introduced
- Fishtail Swordfern introduced
- Thermal Ladder Fern
- Streamside Swordfern
- Rough Sword Fern introduced
- Fishbone Fern
- Nephrolepis undulata
- Australian Sword Fern introduced
- Nephrolepis × copelandii
- Asian Sword Fern
- Basket Fern
- Averys Sword Fern native
- Nephrolepis × medlerae
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Fern Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native sword ferns All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
