Nephrolepis species are frost tender but are easily grown in mild areas in a position in full shade or partshade with moist humusrich soil and steady high humidity. These species are distributed in the tropics of the entire. Boston fern care indoors nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis. Also noted as naturalized in georgia duncan and kartesz 1981. Nephrolepis, boston fern nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis. Nephrolepis hirsutula is a fern native to asia and the pacific, and is not recorded as having spread outside of this region.
Nephrolepis exaltata true boston fern is a very popular plant mostly grown indoors. There are many leaflets, or pinnae, ranging from 40100 mm 1. Nephrolepis cordifolia ufifas center for aquatic and. Unravelling the origin of nephrolepis hybrids and cultivars with molecular data article pdf available in scientia horticulturae 204. Compared to most other ferns your going to find this plant a lot easier to care for in regards to light, humidity levels and propagating see care instructions below. Nephrolepis definition of nephrolepis by the free dictionary. The nephrolepis exaltata is the one type of fern which can be kept and maintained in our apartments the easiest. The species nephrolepis exaltata is a tropical species of sword fern in the family lomariopsidaceae, native to humid forests from northern south america through mexico, in florida and the west indies where it can grow up to 7 feet tall. Traditional practices and medicinal plants use during pregnancy by. On feb 1, 2020, jacquelineemery from westford, ma wrote.
Under glass, grow in a mix of 1 part loam, 2 parts sand, and 3. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names. My field work is centered in mexico, colombia, and papua new guinea. Both fertile and sterile fronds are pinnate, up to 3 feet in length and 3 inches wide. This material was treated as nephrolepis falcata cavanilles c. It is placed in the dryopteridaceae in some other classifications. It has many common names including fishbone fern, tuberous sword fern,tuber ladder fern, erect sword fern, narrow sword fern and ladder fern, and herringbone fern. Fishbone fern nephrolepis cordifolia is very similar to several other native ferns nephrolepis spp. Nephrolepis hirsutula wikispecies, free species directory. Indoor, greenhouse, foliage only, containers, conservatory, beds and borders.
Mostly terrestrial but also on rocks, on trees and sometimes in axils of palmleaves. Nephrolepis obliterata is considered to be one of the most beautiful among all ferns. Flora of australia, volume 48, ferns, gymnosperms and allied groups. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Nefrolepis, helecho espada, helecho rizado nephrolepis exaltata. Rootstock usually annual, erect, weak, producing a few short wiry stolons bearing round to ellipsoid tubers 123 cm long. Smith evolution of the florida foliage plant industry. Generally, pruning boston ferns is a matter of aesthetics than one of plant maintenance. Plants profile for nephrolepis exaltata exaltata boston.
The higher classification of freesporing vascular plants has a long and complex history. Boston fern the boston fern is the most popular of all ferns grown indoors and has been found to be one of the easiest to care for and maintain. Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis or as it is more popularly known the boston fern is a great first house plant or a fern to introduce to your collection, quite easy to care for and it will live happily in your home or office. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The plant list includes a further 14 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus nephrolepis. It is indigenous to the hawaiian islands where it is known as kupukupu, okupukupu or nianiau it is similar. Nephrolepis, australian sword fern nephrolepis obliterata. Boston fern, nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis master. Nov 30, 2019 they dont require much in the way of pruning. This document is ssagr22, one of a series of the agronomy department, ufifas extension. This page was last edited on 18 december 2019, at 12. Nephrolepis exaltata, known as the sword fern or boston fern, is a species of fern in the family. Schott boston swordfern subordinate taxa the plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of nephrolepis exaltata.
This also helps to remove leaves which may be browning or otherwise the worse for wear. Nephrolepis multiflora nephrolepidaceae hear species info. A conspectus of the native and naturalized species of nephrolepis. Floridas native sword fern, also known as wild boston fern nephrolepis exaltata figure 1. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. This page was last edited on 4 september 2017, at 07. There are actually two species of nephrolepis found in cultivation. Nephrolepis multiflora information from itis the integrated taxonomic information system itis provides authoritative taxonomic information on nephrolepis multiflora, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of north america and the world. On aug 16, 2008, jaxflagardener from jacksonville, fl zone 8b wrote. Pdf what is nephrolepis bostoniensis unravelling the.
This plant is sometimes confused with sword fern nephrolepis cordifolia in fact, some unscrupulous or uninformed sellers will actually be selling n. I grew it in a bed with other ferns that get some morning sun and gets watered by an irrigation system. Nephrolepis is a genus of about 30 species of ferns. Presl dryopteridaceaewood fern family kal scaly tubers scaly rachis kal. It is the only genus in the family nephrolepidaceae, placed in the suborder aspleniineae eupolypods i of the order polypodiales in the pteridophyte phylogeny group classification of 2016 ppg i. Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis or as it is more popularly known the boston fern is a great first house plant or a fern to introduce to your collection, quite easy to. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Nephrolepis exaltata sword fern will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 2m after 510 years. I am particularly interested in macroevolutionary rates and characters that diagnose large clades of ferns and lycophytes.
Pdf a linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes. Nephrolepis cordifolia, is a fern native to northern australia and asia. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. How to care for boston fern plants, growing nephrolepis exaltata. Occurs most densely in partial or full shade of hammocks, as far north as the florida panhandle clewell 1985. To supplement the original account of nephrolepis, there are published herewith revised lists of varieties. This fern can be moved to the outdoors when temperatures stay above 65 degrees and should be kept in indirect light. Nevertheless, there are some requirements that need to be met in order for the sword fern to grow healthy and strong. Nephrolepis exaltata sword fern boss fern boston fern ladder.
Other nephrolepis species in florida also with pointed leaflet tips and without the bicolored rachis scales of n. Plants profile for nephrolepis exaltata boston swordfern. Although one of us hovenkamp has examined the type and identified it as a philippine endemic, two of us xing and wang prefer to use n. Nephrolepis exaltata, known as the sword fern or boston fern, is a species of fern in the family lomariopsidaceae sometimes treated in the families davalliaceae or oleandraceae, or in its own family, nephrolepidaceae native to tropical regions throughout the world. Nephrolepis exaltata, commonly called sword fern or boston fern, is native to florida, west indies, mexico, central america, south america, polynesia and africa. Older leaves can be snipped off at the base of the plant to allow for new leaf growth. For more multimedia, look at nephrolepis on wikimedia commons.
Cultivation grow indoors or under glass in a multipurpose compost or a mix of 1 part loam, 2 parts sharp sand, and 3 parts leaf mould in bright filtered. Boston fern is a common ornamental plant frequently grown as a houseplant in cold climates. Nephrolepis obliterata is a large, grounddwelling or terrestrial fern which grows in rainforests upon rocks or in soil near lakes or streams native to northeastern australia and new guinea. Like nephrolepis cordifolia, this is a tropical species, but it grows larger to 7 feet high and as wide and has broader fronds to 6in. Pdf pteridryaceaea new fern family of polypodiineae. Nephrolepis davalliodes ferns and lycophytes of the world. It is an evergreen fern that grows with an upright spreading habit to 3 tall and as wide. Nephrolepis in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Media in category nephrolepis exaltata the following 106 files are in this category, out of 106 total. Basal teeth unequal, the lower one longer and often recurved. Nephrolepis cordifolia is a wood fern that typically grows in woodland areas. Nephrolepis is a genus of about 30 species of ferns in the family davalliaceae included in lomariopsidaceae in some classifications. Jul 15, 2014 this page was last edited on 4 september 2017, at 07.
Distinguishing native and nonnative boston ferns and sword ferns nephrolepis spp. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Morphological and anatomical modifications in leaf, stem and roots. Cultivation grow indoors or under glass in a multipurpose compost or a mix of 1 part loam, 2 parts sharp sand, and 3 parts leaf mould in bright filtered light, with moderate to high humidity and good ventilation. Under glass, grow in a mix of 1 part loam, 2 parts sand, and 3 parts leaf mould in bright filtered light. The first list a represents the forms now growing in the living collection of the brooklyn botanic garden 19161917. It is native to florida, mexico, central and south america. I know that everybody loves this fern, but in my zone 8b garden, it is a pest.
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