Nephrolepidaceae

The sword fern family (~30 species, 1 genus Nephrolepis). Terrestrial and epiphytic ferns with pinnate fronds and kidney-shaped indusia. Includes the widely cultivated Boston fern. Pantropical.

Plants in this family

Nephrolepis abrupta

Nephrolepis acutifolia

Nephrolepis arida

Nephrolepis × averyi

Nephrolepis biserrata

Nephrolepis brownii

Nephrolepis cocosensis

Nephrolepis × copelandii

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Nephrolepis davalliae

Nephrolepis davallioides

Nephrolepis delicatula

Nephrolepis dicksonioides

Nephrolepis equilatera

Nephrolepis exaltata

Nephrolepis falcata

Nephrolepis falciformis

Nephrolepis flexuosa

Nephrolepis grayumiana

Nephrolepis × hippocrepicis

Nephrolepis hirsutula

Nephrolepis kuroiwae

Nephrolepis lauterbachii

Nephrolepis × medlerae

Nephrolepis obliterata

Nephrolepis obtusiloba

Nephrolepis occidentalis

Nephrolepis pectinata

Nephrolepis pendula

Nephrolepis pickelii

Nephrolepis × pseudobiserrata

Nephrolepis radicans

Nephrolepis rivularis

Nephrolepis undulata