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Nephrolepidaceae
Nephrolepis

not marked as a favorite taxon *Nephrolepis hybrid 1. Common name: Boston Fern. Habitat: Persistent and spreading asexually from horticultural use; of horticultural origin.

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Origin/Endemic status: Garden origin

Taxonomy Comments: The cultivated "Boston Fern" appears to be of hybrid origin and is sexually sterile; its parentage may involve N. cordifolia, N. biserrata, and/or N. exaltata ssp. exaltata (Yahaya et al. 2016).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott var. bostoniensis Davenp. < Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott — Ar, ETx1, FNA2, K4, NS, TxFerns; < Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott ssp. exaltata — POWO. Basionym: Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott var. bostoniensis Davenp. 1896

Links to other floras: < Nephrolepis exaltata - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

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