Hypolepis punctata, synonym Polypodium punctatum, is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to China and East Asia. It grows in marshy ground, wet sandy slopes in open areas and in lower montane forest.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hypolepis punctata 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
- Hypolepis ambigua
- Hypolepis rugosula
- Hypolepis glandulifera
- Hypolepis lactea
- Hypolepis dicksonioides
- Hypolepis muelleri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Dennstaedtiaceae
- Genus
- Hypolepis
- Species
- Hypolepis punctata
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