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Nephrolepis x averyi C.E. Nauman
Avery's sword fern

Family: Nephrolepidaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies and Mexico.

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Nephrolepis x averyi available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Nephrolepis x averyi has been found in the following 9 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Crandon Park Present Native
Dupuis Reserve Present Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native
Fern Forest Nature Center Present Native
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area Present Native
Kendall Indian Hammocks Park Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park Present Native


Nephrolepis x averyi has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Collier County Native
Miami-Dade County Native


Nephrolepis x averyi has been found in the following 4 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Mesic Hammock
Rockland Hammock
Strand Swamp