Leptinella filicula, (previously Cotula filicula) also known as ferny buttons or mountain Cotula, is a perennial herb frequently found in wet shaded areas, on mountains and in rainforests across South-Eastern Australia and Tasmania. L. filicula is an angiosperm (flowering plant), in the family Asteraceae, the largest vascular plant family in Australia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mountain Cotula 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
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Leptinella
- Species
- Leptinella filicula
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