Narrow swordfern vs Streamside Swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow swordfern	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Nephrolepidaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus same	Nephrolepis	Nephrolepis
Species	Nephrolepis cordifolia	Nephrolepis rivularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow swordfern and Streamside Swordfern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nephrolepis.

Conservation Status

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow swordfern	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba