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Updated 9/12/2023

Family Nephrolepidaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Nephrolepis brownii

Hina Lani, Kona, Hawaii

 



Kalopa Park, Hawaii



UH Manoa, Oahu


Ala Moana, Oahu
   

ASIAN SWORDFERN

Abundant and weedy in dry and disturbed habitats.  Early colonizer of lava flows.  Hybridizes with native members of the genus where they co-exist.  Native from India to Taiwan and Fiji, introduced to Hawaii and Tropical America.  Formerly known as Nephrolepis multiflora.