Nephrolepidaceae
Fishtail swordfern
Nephrolepis falcata
- Family
- Nephrolepidaceae
- Genus
- Nephrolepis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 镰叶肾蕨
- English
- Fishtail swordfern
Synonyms
- Aspidium biserratum var. furcans (L.H.Bailey) Farw.
- Nephrolepis barbata Copel.
- Nephrolepis biserrata var. furcans (T.Moore) L.H.Bailey
- Nephrolepis davallioides var. furcans T.Moore
- Nephrolepis falcata f. furcans (T.Moore ex G.Nicholson) Proctor
- Tectaria falcata Cav.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, 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.