Nephrolepis brownii

Common Name: Asian sword fern

Family: Nephrolepidaceae

Common Synonyms: Nephrolepis multiflora

USDA Hardiness Zone: 9a-11a

Growth Habit: Forb/Herb

Origin: Asia Temperate, Asia Tropical, Australasia, Pacific

FISC Category: 1

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: Earliest Florida specimen available vouchered in 1954

IFAS Assessment:

• North: OK
• Central: OK
• South: INVASIVE

Description

This fern can be epiphytic. The pinnae is simple. On the mature petiole, the basal portion is covered with dark brown, appressed scales with a pale margin.

Habitat

Open, disturbed sites, sometimes epiphytic.

Comments

NA

Control Methods

• Manual: NA
• Chemical: Glyphosate 41.0% L
• Biological: NA

Control Notes

NA

References

http://davesgarden.com accessed 13 June, 2017

Wunderlin, Richard P., and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. 3rd ed. Gainesville, FL: U of Florida, 2011. 44.