Nephrolepis biserrata (Swartz) Schott. Common name: Giant Sword Fern. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Dome swamps, strand swamps, wet hammocks, rockland hammocks, disturbed suburban areas. Distribution: Native of the tropics and subtropics of both hemispheres.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: We interpret Nephrolepis falcata to be merely a form.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA2, Meso1, Mex, S13, Sf, SFla, Hovenkamp & Miyamoto (2005); Aspidium biserratum Sw. > Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott — Fl1, K4, NS, POWO, WH3; > Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott var. biserrata — Lin et al (2013); < Nephrolepis falcata (Cav.) C.Chr.; > Nephrolepis falcata (Cav.) C.Chr. — Fl1, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, misapplied. Basionym: Aspidium biserratum Sw. 1801
Links to other floras: = Nephrolepis biserrata - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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