Dwarf Tree Fern

Oceaniopteris gibba, the miniature tree fern (syn. Blechnum gibbum), is a tropical species of fern in the family Blechnaceae, native to New Caledonia and introduced in Fiji. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Dwarf 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

• Blechnum brasiliense
• Neoblechnum brasiliense
• Lomariocycas magellanica
• Brainea insignis
• Blechnum orientale

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Blechnaceae

Genus

Oceaniopteris

Species

Oceaniopteris gibba

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