African Spleenwort

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Asplenium aethiopicum

African Spleenwort, a reference photo
Photo: Elliot Greiner · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Asplenium aethiopicum is a lithophytic or sometimes epiphytic species of fern found in Southern and tropical Africa, tropical America, Asia and Australia. It is listed as critically endangered in Victoria, Australia. It is considered exotic in New Zealand.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of African Spleenwort 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Aspleniaceae
Species
Asplenium aethiopicum

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