Leathery shieldfern

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Rumohra adiantiformis

Leathery shieldfern, a reference photo
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Rumohra adiantiformis, the leather fern or leatherleaf fern, is a species of fern in the wood fern family Dryopteridaceae. It has a wide distribution, mainly in the tropical Southern Hemisphere.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Leathery shieldfern 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Rumohra
Species
Rumohra adiantiformis

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