Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Alaska holly 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
- Polystichum andersonii
- Polystichum braunii
- Polystichum californicum
- Polystichum aculeatum
- Polystichum dudleyi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Polystichum
- Species
- Polystichum setigerum
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