Taxon:  Nephrolepis hirsutula (G. Forst.) C. Presl



Summary
Genus:
Nephrolepis
Nomen number:
410532
Place of publication:
Tent. pterid. 79.  1836
Verified:
04/13/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Polypodium hirsutulum G. Forst.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Nephrolepis multiflora F. M. Jarrett ex C. V. Morton

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1988. Flora of New Zealand. 4:16. Note: introd.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
  5. Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:63.
  6. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  7. Hoshizaki, B. J. & R. C. Moran. 2001. Fern grower's manual. Revised and expanded edition 395-396.
  8. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  9. Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
  10. Nayar, B. K. & K. K. Geevarghese. 1993. Fern flora of Malabar.
  11. Palmer, D. D. 2003. Hawai'i's ferns and fern allies. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
  12. Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
  13. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  14. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida Note: = Nephrolepis multiflora
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAsian sword fern as Nephrolepis multiflora1Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida Note: = Nephrolepis multiflora
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Nayar, B. K. & K. K. Geevarghese. 1993. Fern flora of Malabar.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
1NativeAustralasiaNew ZealandNew ZealandKermadec Islands Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1988. Flora of New Zealand. 4:16. Note: introd.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMarshall Islands  Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:63.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:63.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:63.
1NativePacificNorthwestern PacificUnited StatesNorthern Mariana Islands Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:63.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificKiribatiGilbert Islands Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:63.
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificNauru  Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:63.
2Cultivated    widely cult.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Palmer, D. D. 2003. Hawai'i's ferns and fern allies. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
  • MALESIA: Malaysia
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand [Kermadec Islands]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States [Northern Mariana Islands]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Kiribati [Gilbert Islands], Nauru
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1988. Flora of New Zealand. 4:16. Note: introd.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
  5. Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Micronesica 18:63.
  6. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  7. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  8. Mickel, J. T. & A. R. Smith. 2004. The pteridophytes of Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 88:1-1054.
  9. Nayar, B. K. & K. K. Geevarghese. 1993. Fern flora of Malabar.
  10. Palmer, D. D. 2003. Hawai'i's ferns and fern allies. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
  11. Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
  12. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
Weed as Nephrolepis multifloraWunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida Note: as Nephrolepis multiflora
Weed as Nephrolepis multifloraWeber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds Note: as Nephrolepis multiflora
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=410532. Accessed 6 November 2026.