Woolly Tree Fern (Culcita macrocarpa)

Woolly Tree Fern, a reference photo — Photo: Ashley Basil from uk · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Culcita macrocarpa, the woolly tree fern, is a species of fern in the family Culcitaceae native to Macaronesia and parts of the Iberian Peninsula, where it might have been introduced. It is the only member of the order Cyatheales that is native to Europe.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Woolly Tree 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

Rumohra adiantiformis
Marattia douglasii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Cyatheales
Family: Culcitaceae
Genus: Culcita
Species: Culcita macrocarpa

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