Entire Plant Nephrolepis

Table 1: Classification of Nephrolepis

Older classification	New classification	(Pteridophyta)
Kingdom	Plantae	Plantae
Sub-kingdom	Cryptogams	Trachaeophyta
Division	Pteridophyta	Filicophyta
Class	Filicineae	Leptosporangiopsida
Order	Filicales	Filicales
Family	Polypodiaceae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Nephrolepis
Species	exaltata	exaltata

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Nephrolepis (Common fern)

Nephrolepis is a common fern which grows in moist, cool and shaded places in forests, hills, etc. Nephrolepis exaltata is a common species.

Various stages in the life cycle of Nephrolepis are completed in two phases. Each phase is known as a generation. The sporophyte generation is the dominant phase while the gametophyte generation is an alternate phase.

(A) Entire Plant

Nephrolepis