The Tuberous Sword Fern swarms our landscapes and is easily found at many nurseries around the county. It goes by many names, including Boston Fern. You can easily confuse the tuberous sword fern with the native sword fern (N. exaltata). The two plants look nearly identical, but the tuberous sword fern disrupts and displaces many plant communities throughout Florida – including Nassau County. Many homeowners will buy this plant at a local nursery, which then spreads it to the local environment and spreads rapidly.

The key to identifying the native versus invasive fern is to look for the tubers, or little “nuts”, on the roots of the ferns. If you pull some ferns up in your landscape and see the tubers, you have the invasive plant. This plant spreads rather aggressively and continues to propagate from any tubers left in the ground. Without control, this plant will smother and replace many of the plants in your landscape.

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1 x Starter Plant