Hypolepis rugosula (common name ruddy ground fern), is a common ground fern found throughout rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests, especially after recent disturbances in the forests.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Ruddy ground 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
- Hypolepis ambigua
- Hypolepis glandulifera
- Hypolepis lactea
- Hypolepis punctata
- Hypolepis dicksonioides
- Hypolepis sparsisora
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Dennstaedtiaceae
- Genus
- Hypolepis
- Species
- Hypolepis rugosula
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