Nephrolepidaceae
Australian swordfern
Nephrolepis obliterata
- Family
- Nephrolepidaceae
- Genus
- Nephrolepis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- سيفاوي مندثر
- English
- Australian swordfern
Synonyms
- Arthropteris obliterata (R.Br.) C.Chr.
- Arthropteris obliterata var. linearis (F.M.Bailey) Domin
- Aspidium obliteratum (R.Br.) Spreng.
- Nephrodium obliteratum R.Br.
- Nephrolepis saligna Carruth.
- Nephrolepis sieberi C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Erusalio, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.