Ptisana salicina, commonly known as para, tawhiti-para, king fern, or horseshoe fern, is a species of fern native to Norfolk Island, New Zealand and the South Pacific. It has fronds up to 5 metres (16 ft) long that arise from a starchy base that was a traditional food for the Maori.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of King 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Marattiales
- Family
- Marattiaceae
- Genus
- Ptisana
- Species
- Ptisana salicina
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