page_title: Nephrolepis cordifolia
section_title: Invasive species
hierarchical_section_title: Nephrolepis cordifolia / Invasive species
caption_attribution_description: English: Nephrolepis cordifolia spreading on a forest and pasture margin in the Waikato Region in New Zealand.
context_page_description: Nephrolepis cordifolia, is a fern native to northern Australia and Asia. It has many common names including fishbone fern, tuberous sword fern, tuber ladder fern, erect sword fern, narrow sword fern and ladder fern, and herringbone fern. It is indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands where it is known as kupukupu, okupukupu or ni'ani'au It is similar to the related fern Nephrolepis exaltata.
context_section_description: Nephrolepis cordifolia has become an invasive species is some areas where it has been introduced. In New Zealand it is listed on the National Pest Plant Accord, which prohibits the sale, cultivation and distribution of the plant. It is listed as an invasive species in Florida, United States.
caption: Nephrolepis cordifolia spreading on a forest and pasture margin in the Waikato region in New Zealand
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