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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

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Nephrolepis exaltata 1

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

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Source Boston Fern (Wikidata)

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Source Nephrolepis exaltata, Wikipedia

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Sources

1. Nephrolepis exaltata, Wikipedia

Lead paragraph
is a species of fern in the family Nephrolepidaceae.
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 295436
Nephrolepis exaltata, known as the sword fern or Boston fern, is a species of fern in the family Nephrolepidaceae.
Invasive species
Nephrolepis exaltata is classified as an invasive alien plant in South Africa.
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: Wetlands, Habitat: Wetlands
exaltata thrives in moist, shady locations and is found frequently in swamps and floodplains.

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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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4. NatureServe Explorer: Nephrolepis exaltata

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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Wikidata: Boston Fern

Wikidata Q136883, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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