Nephrolepidaceae
Streamside swordfern
Nephrolepis rivularis
- Family
- Nephrolepidaceae
- Genus
- Nephrolepis
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Nephrolepis rivularisNephrolepidaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Streamside swordfern
Synonyms
- Aspidium eminens Wikstr.
- Aspidium sesquipedale Willd.
- Lepidoneuron sesquipedale (Willd.) Fée
- Nephrodium crenatum Desv.
- Nephrolepis crenata Fée
- Nephrolepis exaltata var. rivularis Hieron.
- Nephrolepis hirsutula var. sesquipedalis Kuntze
- Nephrolepis intermedia Fée
- Nephrolepis rivularis var. dominicensis Domin
- Nephrolepis sesquipedalis C.Presl
- Nephrolepis valida Kunze
- Polypodium rivulare Vahl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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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.