Dicksonia sellowiana, the xaxim, or samambaiaçu or imperial samambaiaçu, is an arborescent fern in the family Dicksoniaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Imperial samambaiaçu 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
- Dicksonia antarctica
- Dicksonia fibrosa
- Cyathea cunninghamii
- Cyathea australis
- Cyathea capensis
- Cyathea smithii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Cyatheales
- Family
- Dicksoniaceae
- Genus
- Dicksonia
- Species
- Dicksonia sellowiana
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