Asplenium nidus
COMMON NAME | Birds Nest fern or Nest fern |
TYPE | Fern |
FAMILY | Aspleniaceae |
NOTES | Large
simple fronds visually similar to banana leaves growing into large rosettes
with individual fronds up to 60 inches. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Tropical Africa , Australia and tropical Asia |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Either
an epiphyte or terrestrial plant, but typically grows on organic matter. This
fern often lives in palm trees, where it collects water and humus in its
leaf-rosette. It thrives in warm, humid areas in partial to full shade |
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