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Boston Fern

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Nephrolepis exaltata, known as the sword fern or Boston fern, is a species of fern in the family Nephrolepidaceae, native to the Americas. This evergreen plant can reach as high as 40 to 90 centimetres, and in extreme cases up to 1.5 metres, and is also known as the Boston sword fern, wild Boston fern, Boston blue bell fern, tuber ladder fern or fishbone fern.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Nephrolepis exaltata 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteridophyta, Taxa
Source Boston Fern (Wikidata)
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Algeria, found in there.
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bolivia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Costa Rica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Federated States of Micronesia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Fiji, found in there.
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Israel, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Jamaica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Kiribati, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Morocco, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nauru, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nicaragua, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Seychelles, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Solomon Islands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Turkey, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Tuvalu, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Vanuatu, found in there.
Sources
1. Nephrolepis exaltata, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    is a species of fern in the family Nephrolepidaceae.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
3. Boston Fern (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Wikidata: Boston Fern
Wikidata Q136883, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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