Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Broad Shield 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
- Ctenitis eatonii
- Ctenitis subglandulosa
- Lastreopsis velutina
- Parapolystichum microsorum
- Parapolystichum effusum
- Tectaria dissecta
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Lastreopsis
- Species
- Lastreopsis tenera
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