Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Small
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Asia and Australia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Spores
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

Fishbone Ferns are fern plants native to the global tropics, including northeastern Australia and Asia. They are similar to the related fern Nephrolepis exaltata.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Nephrolepidaceae
Genus: Nephrolepis
Species: Nephrolepis cordifolia