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bird's nest fern

Asplenium (Neottopteris) nidus

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Description:

This fern can be an epiphyte or have a terrestrial habit (like this spotting), but it usually grows on organic matter. They thrive in warm/humid conditions with at least some shade..

Habitat:

Growing on a rotting coconut log (Cocos nucifera) in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed patch of remnant forest. This is the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

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Bird's Nest Fern - Neottopteris nidus - Overview, Asplenium nidus

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Biota of S. Frazier's Yard at Sentani, Papua, Indonesia

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PublishedJuly 19, 2013

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