Name: Nephrolepis exaltata 'Boston' is a cultivar of Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott
Common names: Boston fern, sword fern
Form: epiphyte
Family: Polypodiaceae
Native Range: Florida, West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America, Polynesia and Africa
Habitat: grows primarily in the subtropical biome
Zone: 10-12
Height: up to 2 m tall
Spread: 2 m
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi Shade
Taxon identifiers: NCBI taxonomy ID : 34165 ITIS TSN : 17605 Freebase ID : /m/052rgw PlantList-ID : tro-26602326 Tropicos ID : 26602326 IPNI plant ID : 17160830-1 Encyclopedia of Life ID : 597349 Flora of North America taxon ID : 200004792 USDA PLANTS ID : NEEX GBIF taxon ID : 2650927 Plazi ID : 4AE807D7-11EB-067A-454A-09FA076B8770 African Plant Database ID : 130805 New Zealand Organisms Register ID : 0c54ccb8-0ca7-4e95-a65c-2fbe4e449694 EPPO Code : NEHEX iNaturalist taxon ID : 130866 TAXREF ID : 448013 IRMNG ID : 10455580 NSW Flora ID : Nephrolepis~exaltata APNI ID : 82094 Plant Finder ID (Missouri Botanical Garden) : 285753 Atlas of Florida Plants ID : 2809 NZPCN ID : 7719 Microsoft Academic ID : 2776719543 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17160830-1 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0001109173 ZOBODAT taxon ID : 63088 Red List of South African Plants ID : 2248-2 Nederlands Soortenregister ID : 186639 Open Tree of Life ID : 790146 Queensland Biota ID : 38250 Dutch Caribbean Species Register ID : 190564 Tela Botanica ID : 85610 Calflora ID : 12696 IUCN taxon ID : 192003740 NatureServe Explorer ID : 2.147004 Portal to the Flora of Italy ID : 9441 Catalogue of Life ID : 4722Q Reflora ID : FB91356
Synonyms: = Aspidium exaltatum (L.) Schkuhr = Aspidium flagelliferum Roxb. ex Wall. = Nephrodium exaltatum (L.) Kunth ≡ Nephrodium exaltatum (L.) R.Br.