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Nephrolepis pectinata

toothed sword fern

Other common names
basket fern
Synonyms
Aspidium pectinatum
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Botanical details
Family
Lomariopsidaceae
Native to the UK
No
Potentially harmful
Genus

Nephrolepis

Genus description

Nephrolepis are rhizomatous, sometimes stoloniferous, evergreen ferns with narrow, pinnately divided fronds, broader and more highly dissected in many cultivars

Name status

Correct

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