Aspleniaceae
Hawai'I birdnest fern
Asplenium nidus
- Family
- Aspleniaceae
- Genus
- Asplenium
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Common names
By language (17)
- ace
- Bayeuek
- Arabic
- سرخس عش الطير
- arz
- سرخس عش الطير
- Cantonese
- 雀巢芒
- Chinese
- 臺灣山蘇花, 鸟巢蕨, 巢蕨, 斩妖剑, 铁蚂蟥, 台湾山苏花, 山苏花
- Dutch
- Nestvaren, Vogelnestvaren
- English
- Hawai'I birdnest fern, Bird's nest fern
- Finnish
- Pesäraunioinen
- Indonesian
- Paku sarang burung, Paku Sarang
- Malay
- Paku langsuyar, Daun semun, Paku langsuir, Paku sarang burung
- Malayalam
- അസ്പ്ലേനിയം നിഡസ്
- Persian
- سرخس لانه پرنده
- Polish
- Zanokcica gniazdowa
- Slovenian
- Gnezdnati sršaj
- Thai
- ข้าหลวงหลังลาย
- Tongan
- Hakato
- Vietnamese
- Tổ điểu
Synonyms
- Asplenium ellipticum (Fée) Copel.
- Asplenium ficifolium Goldm.
- Asplenium nidus var. nidus
- Asplenium nidus var. plicatum Alderw.
- Asplenium scolopendrium Lour.
- Asplenium simplex Mett.
- Neottopteris elliptica Fée
- Neottopteris nidus J.Sm.
- Neottopteris nidus (L.) J.Sm. ex Hook.
- Neottopteris ovata J.Sm.; Fee
- Neottopteris rigida Fée
- Neottopteris stenocarpa Fée
- Neottopteris vulgaris J.Sm.
- Polypodium giganteum Noronha
- Tarachia simplex (Mett.) C.Presl
- Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vojtěch Zavadil, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marija Gajić, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.