Notogrammitis crassior, the alpine finger fern, is a fern in the family Polypodiaceae. Found growing in mats in cool areas, such as in cracks of rocks in high altitude country in Australia and New Zealand. Also recorded on sub-Antarctic islands such as Heard Island, Prince Edward Islands and Macquarie Island.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dwarf strap 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Notogrammitis
- Species
- Notogrammitis crassior
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