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Asplenium nidus

Bird's Nest Fern, Bird's-Nest Fern

Names

Scientific name
Asplenium nidus
Common name
Bird's Nest Fern, Bird's-Nest Fern

Measurements

Height
3 - 5 ft
Spread
0 - 4 ft
Spacing
30 in
Growth Rate
Slow

Requirements

Hardiness zones
10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b
Sunlight
Partial Shade, Full Shade
Soil Drainage
Moist but Well-drained
Soil type
Loam, Sand
Soil pH
Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf lifecycle
Evergreen broadleaf
Foliage color
Medium Green, Dark Green
Fall foliage
Green
Bloom time
Winter, Summer
Seasons of interest
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Propagation methods
Spores, Division
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies

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

Asplenium nidus - Plant Finder, Missouri Botanical Garden, https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=285707, accessed November 4, 2024

NParks | Asplenium nidus var nidus, Flora and Fauna Web, https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/1/5/1541, accessed November 4, 2024

Asplenium nidus (Bird's Nest Fern), Gardenia, https://www.gardenia.net/plant/asplenium-nidus, accessed November 4, 2024

Asplenium nidus|bird's nest fern/RHS Gardening, RHS Gardening, https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/1728/asplenium-nidus/details, accessed November 4, 2024

Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Asplenium nidus, Native Plants Hawaii, http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Asplenium_nidus/, accessed November 4, 2024

Asplenium nidus L., Global Biodiversity Information Facility, https://www.gbif.org/species/2650676, accessed November 4, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024

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