Argyrochosma incana, the hairy false cloak fern, is a fern known from the southwestern United States through Mexico to Costa Rica, and from a disjunct population in the Dominican Republic. It grows on rocky slopes and steep banks, often in forests. Like many of the false cloak ferns, it bears white powder on the underside of its leaves. First described as a species in 1825, it was transferred to the new genus Argyrochosma in 1987.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hairy False Cloak 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
- Argyrochosma nivea
- Argyrochosma peninsularis
- Argyrochosma limitanea
- Argyrochosma formosa
- Argyrochosma fendleri
- Argyrochosma dealbata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Argyrochosma
- Species
- Argyrochosma incana
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