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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Nephrolepidaceae |
| Genus: | Nephrolepis |
| Species: | N. exaltata
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| Binomial name | |
| Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott
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Nephrolepis exaltata, known as the sword fern[1] or Boston fern, is a species of fern in the family Nephrolepidaceae.[2] It is native to the Americas.[1] This evergreen plant can reach as high as 40–90 centimetres (16–35 in), and in extreme cases up to 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in). It is also known as the Boston sword fern, wild Boston fern, Boston blue bell fern, tuber ladder fern, or fishbone fern.[3]
- ^ a b c Bárrios, S. & Copeland, A. (2021). "Nephrolepis exaltata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T192003740A192138518. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ PPG I (November 2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. ISSN 1674-4918.
- ^ "Nephrolepis exaltata". Plants & Flowers: Plants Database. Retrieved 12 April 2018.