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Asplenium nidus

Names

Common Names
Bird's-nest fern, Nest fern

Growth

Height
6–90 inches
Spread
0 to 48 inches
Growth Rate
Moderate

Appearance

Bloom Color
Insignificant
Foliage Color
Light green with black spines
Fall Foliage Color
Light green with pointy black spines

Environment

Hardiness Zones
Zones 9b-12
Sunlight Requirements
Ideally partial shade, tolerates full shade to partial sun
Soil Type
Moist, well-drained soil with organic compost or peat moss-based components
Soil Drainage
Excellent drainage
Soil pH
5.0

Lifecycle

Lifecycle
Annual
Leaf Lifecycle
Evergreen broadleaf
Seasons of Interest
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Bloom Time
I don't know

Reproduction

Propagation Methods
Spores and division

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife
Attracts birds

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
L.
Publication
Sp. Pl. : 1079 (1753)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Polypodiophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Subclass
Polypodiidae
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium

Synonyms

Asplenium curtisorum Asplenium ellipticum Neottopteris elliptica Neottopteris ovata Neottopteris stenocarpa Neottopteris vulgaris Neottopteris musaefolia Asplenium ficifolium Asplenium nidus var. nidus Thamnopteris nidus Neottopteris nidus

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024

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