Anemia mexicana, the Mexican flowering fern, is a fern species in the genus Anemia, sometimes called flowering ferns. It is native to much of Mexico and the Edwards Plateau and Trans-Pecos regions of Texas. The "flowers" are upright fertile fronds that can be mistaken for true flowers.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mexican Flowering 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Schizaeales
- Family
- Anemiaceae
- Genus
- Anemia
- Species
- Anemia mexicana
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