Argyrochosma peninsularis is a fern endemic to Baja California Sur. It grows in dry, rocky places. First described as a species in 1939, it was transferred to the new genus Argyrochosma in 1987. A dusting of powdery material and the presence of occasional scales on the central axis of its leaves help distinguish it from related species.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Baja California false cloak 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Argyrochosma
- Species
- Argyrochosma peninsularis
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