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Topic: Nephrolepis cordifolia - Ø - Nephrolepidaceae - north eastern Australia -
Nephrolepis cordifolia - Ø - Nephrolepidaceae - north eastern Australia -
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Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepis cordifolia, is a fern native to northern Australia and Asia. It has many common names including tuber ladder fern, erect sword fern, narrow sword fern and ladder fern, fishbone fern, and herringbone fern.[1] It is indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands where it is known as kupukupu, 'okupukupu or ni'ani'au [2] It is similar to the related fern Nephrolepis exaltata.
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Nephrolepis cordifolia root system showing a tuber.
Distribution
It has been introduced into Bermuda, French Polynesia, New Zealand, and the United States.[3]
The species is native in north eastern Australia, and is considered naturalised on the central east coast of New South Wales.[1]
Invasive species
Nephrolepis cordifolia has become an invasive species is some areas where it has been introduced. In New Zealand it is listed on the National Pest Plant Accord preventing the sale, cultivation and distribution of the plant. It is listed as an invasive species in Florida, United States.[4]
References
External links
Nephrolepis cordifolia at the Global Invasive Species Database (Invasive Species Specialist Group)
"Nephrolepis cordifolia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
Nephrolepis cordifolia at Weedbusters (New Zealand)
Nephrolepis cordifolia at the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health (United States)
