Dicksonia squarrosa, the New Zealand tree fern, whekī or rough tree fern, is a common tree fern endemic to New Zealand. It has a slender black trunk that is usually surrounded by many dead brown fronds.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of New Zealand tree fern being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cyathea cunninghamii
- Cyathea medullaris
- Dicksonia lanata
- Dicksonia fibrosa
- Cyathea smithii
- Cyathea dealbata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Cyatheales
- Family
- Dicksoniaceae
- Genus
- Dicksonia
- Species
- Dicksonia squarrosa
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