Bird's-nest fern

Asplenium nidus

Bird's-nest fern is a common name applied to several related species of epiphytic ferns in the genus Asplenium. They grow in a tight, nest-like clump with a lingulate leaf rosette and are usually epiphytic, growing in trees. Bird's-nest Fern may also be seen growing on rocks and they will grow in the ground, too.

Species known as bird's nest fern include:

• A. nidus (bird's-nest fern)
• A. australasicum (crow's-nest fern)
• A. antiquum
• A. serratum (wild bird's-nest fern)