Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Broad Halberd 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
- Tectaria subtriphylla
- Tectaria trifoliata
- Tectaria simonsii
- Tectaria incisa
- Tectaria phaeocaulos
- Tectaria polymorpha
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Tectariaceae
- Genus
- Tectaria
- Species
- Tectaria heracleifolia
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