Botanical names: Asplenium nidus, Asplenium nidus-avis
Common name: Bird's Nest Fern
Family: Aspleniaceae
Origin: Tropical Asia, Polynesia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Can be kept outside or in a deeply shaded patio. In the wild, the Bird Nest Fern is an epiphyte, growing on the trunk of trees. Beware of slugs. Requires consistently moist soil.
Similar plants: Asplenium nidus (Bird's Nest Fern)
- Asplenium achilleifolium (Asplenium)
- Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort)
- Asplenium dimorphum (Lace Fern)
- Asplenium flaccidum (Drooping Spleenwort)
- Asplenium sp. (Bird's Nest Fern)
- Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort)
- Asplenium viviparum (Mother Fern)
- Diplazium proliferum (Peacock Fern)
- Hemionitis arifolia (Heart Fern )
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/asplenium_nidus.htm