Native plant · NEPHROLEPIDACEAE
Nephrolepis exaltata
SWORD FERN; WILD BOSTON FERN; southern sword fern
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Nephrolepis exaltata. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Nephrolepis exaltata
- Family
- NEPHROLEPIDACEAE
- Genus
- Nephrolepis
- Order
- POLYPODIALES
- Classification
- Pteridophytes
- Recorded status
- Native; FAC (NWPL); FAC (DEP)
- Florida range
- South Florida · Central Florida · Florida Keys
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Collier; Palm Beach; Sarasota; Lake; Hendry; Pinellas; Lee; Broward; Polk; Glades; Highlands; Hillsborough; Hardee; Brevard; Miami-Dade; Martin; Okeechobee; Manatee; Pasco; DeSoto; Hernando; Orange; Monroe; St. Lucie
Where documented in Florida
Collier; Palm Beach; Sarasota; Lake; Hendry; Pinellas; Lee; Broward; Polk; Glades; Highlands; Hillsborough; Hardee; Brevard; Miami-Dade; Martin; Okeechobee; Manatee; Pasco; DeSoto; Hernando; Orange; Monroe; St. Lucie
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Nephrolepis
- Nephrolepis biserrata — GIANT SWORD FERN; Broad Sword Fern
- Nephrolepis x averyi — AVERY'S SWORD FERN; Averys sword fern
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.