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Boston Swordfern

Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott

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Nephrolepis exaltata (Boston Swordfern) is a species of perennial herb in the family sword ferns. They are native to Santa Catarina, Rio Grande Do Norte, Mata Atlântica, The Contiguous United States, Amazônia, Rio De Janeiro, Bahia, ParaíBa, Alagoas, Puerto Rico, Ceará, Hawaii, SãO Paulo, Distrito Federal, GoiáS, U.S. Virgin Islands, Pernambuco, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Piauí, Rio Grande Do Sul, and Pantanal. They have pinnate leaves. They have alternation of generations.

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