Smooth rock spleenwort

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Asplenium fontanum

Smooth rock spleenwort, a reference photo
Photo: Juan Bibiloni · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Asplenium fontanum, commonly known as fountain spleenwort or smooth rock spleenwort, is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae, native to rocky areas in Western Europe.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Smooth rock spleenwort 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
Polypodiales
Family
Aspleniaceae
Species
Asplenium fontanum

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