Grammitis stenophylla, commonly known as the narrow-leafed finger fern, is a fern in the family Polypodiaceae native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. The fronds are 1–6 cm in length, winged almost to the base, lacking hairs; lamina oblanceolate, apex obtuse to acute, glabrous, thin but leathery. Sori subglobose to oblong, in the upper two-thirds of the frond. 2–25 pairs of fronds.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Narrow-leaf Finger 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
- Notogrammitis ciliata
- Notogrammitis patagonica
- Notogrammitis angustifolia
- Adenophorus tenellus
- Notogrammitis givenii
- Notogrammitis billardierei
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Grammitis
- Species
- Grammitis stenophylla
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