Dictymia brownii, known as the strap fern, is a species of fern found in and near rainforest in eastern Australia. It is usually seen hanging from branches, or growing on rocks. There is a surprising record of this plant in the northern Sydney suburb of Berowra.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Strap 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
- Campyloneurum angustifolium
- Lepisorus thunbergianus
- Haplopteris ensiformis
- Polytaenium feei
- Lepisorus schraderi
- Pyrrosia longifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Dictymia
- Species
- Dictymia brownii
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