Laurel-Leaf Swordfern

Nephrolepis biserrata

Native to:
American Samoa, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Central American Pacific Is., China, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Africa, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan

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Taxonomy

Division:
Pteridophyta | - Ferns
Family:
Polypodiaceae
Genus:
Nephrolepis
Species:
Nephrolepis biserrata
USDA Symbol:
NELA2

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:
Perennial
Growth Habit:
Forb/herb
Height:
150 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low

Wildlife Benefits

Butterflies & Moths:
★★★☆☆ Documented Lepidoptera association (GBIF)

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
small mammals, birds
Deer Resistant:
Yes
Salt Tolerant:
Yes