Giant Brake (Pteris tripartita)

Giant Brake, a reference photo — Photo: Art Whistler · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Pteris tripartita is a species of fern native to tropical Africa, south and southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, Queensland (Australia) and the South Pacific islands.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Giant Brake 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

Pteris wallichiana
Pteris longipes

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pteris
Species: Pteris tripartita

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