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Brown's sword fern

Nephrolepis brownii

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 68, February 51, March 55, April 38, May 24, June 24, July 33, August 28, September 27, October 33, November 62, December 67.
Hawaii1,021
United States521
Taiwan451
China447
Taiwan Province438
Puerto Rico153
Taipei98
Taichung45
New Taipei45
Kaohsiung41

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
Familysword fern family · Nephrolepidaceae
Genussword ferns · Nephrolepis

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