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|genus=Asplenium
|genus=Asplenium
|species=nidus
|species=nidus
|habit=fern
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=part-sun, shade
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
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'''''Asplenium nidus''''' is a species of [[fern]] in the family [[Aspleniaceae]], native to tropical southeastern [[Asia]], eastern [[Australia]], [[Hawaii]],{{cn|date=November 2011}} [[Polynesia]],{{cn|date=November 2011}} [[Christmas Island]],{{cn|date=November 2011}} [[India]],{{cn|date=November 2011}} and eastern [[Africa]]. It is known by the common names '''bird's-nest fern'''<ref name=trop1/><ref name=grin>{{ cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?5590 |title=''Asplenium nidus'' information from NPGS/GRIN |author=[[Germplasm Resources Information Network|GRIN]] |work=Taxonomy for Plants |publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]], [[Agricultural Research Service|ARS]], National Genetic Resources Program |location=National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, [[Beltsville, Maryland]] |date=April 14, 1995 |accessdate=November 3, 2011}}</ref> (a name shared by other ''Aspleniums'') or simply '''nest fern'''.<ref name=grin/>
''Asplenium nidus'' forms large simple [[frond]]s visually similar to [[Banana]] leaves, with the fronds growing to 50-150 cm long and 10-20 cm broad. They are light green, often crinkled, with a black midrib, and exhibit [[circinate vernation]]. [[Spore]]s develop in [[sorus|sori]] on the underside of the fronds. These sori form long rows extending out from the midrib on the back of the outer part of the lamina (frond). The fronds roll back as they brown and create a massive leaf nest in the branches and trunks of trees.
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Asplenium nidus, Linn. (Thamnópteris Nidus, Presl. A. and T. Nidus-avis, Hort.). Bird's-nest Fern. Fig. 414. Much like the preceding in size and habit of growth, but with entire margined lvs. and with the veins partly united to form a net.
Asplenium nidus, Linn. (Thamnópteris Nidus, Presl. A. and T. Nidus-avis, Hort.). Bird's-nest Fern. Fig. 414. Much like the preceding in size and habit of growth, but with entire margined lvs. and with the veins partly united to form a net.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
''Asplenium nidus'' can survive either as an [[epiphyte|epiphytal]], or [[terrestrial plant]], but typically grows on organic matter. This fern often lives in [[palm]] trees or [[bromeliad]]s, where it collects water and [[humus]] in its [[rosette (botany)|leaf-rosette]].{{cn|date=November 2011}} It thrives in warm, humid areas in partial to full shade.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
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