Coryphopteris simulata, synonym Thelypteris simulata, is a species of fern native to the Northeastern United States. It is known by two common names: bog-fern and Massachusetts fern. It is often confused with the silvery spleenwort, New York fern, and the marsh fern due to similarities in shape and size.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Massachusetts 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
- Amauropelta noveboracensis
- Deparia acrostichoides
- Deparia pycnosora
- Amauropelta nevadensis
- Athyrium angustum
- Athyrium asplenioides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Thelypteridaceae
- Genus
- Coryphopteris
- Species
- Coryphopteris simulata
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