Giant leather fern

Acrostichum danaeifolium, called helecho mangle, interior leather fern or giant leather fern, is a massive fern in the family Pteridaceae which is found throughout the Neotropics. The fronds are up to 3 m (9.8 ft) long with pinnate leaflets up to 30 cm (12 in) long. Spores are distributed uniformly on the back side of the fronds. It prefers wet soils.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Giant leather 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

• Telmatoblechnum serrulatum
• Acrostichum aureum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Pteridaceae

Genus

Acrostichum

Species

Acrostichum danaeifolium

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