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Natural Area Weeds: Distinguishing Native and Non-Native "Boston Ferns" and "Sword Ferns" (Nephrolepis spp.)

Kenneth A. Langeland and Stephen F. Enloe


Release Date: 10/15/2018

Reviewed At: 12/18/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ag120-2001

Agriculture

About this Publication

This document is SSAGR22, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2001. Revised March 2005 and December 2017. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Kenneth A. Langeland, professor emeritus, Department of Agronomy; and Stephen F. Enloe, associate professor, Department of Agronomy, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32653.

How to Cite

Langeland, K. A., & Enloe, S. F. (2017). Natural Area Weeds: Distinguishing Native and Non-Native “Boston Ferns” and “Sword Ferns” (Nephrolepis spp.). EDIS, 2017(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag120-2001

Authors

Kenneth Langeland
Kenneth Langeland
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, Department of Agronomy and Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

Stephen Enloe
Stephen Enloe
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, aquatic and invasive plant management, Department of Agronomy, and Extension specialist, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

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