Dicranopteris linearis is a common species of fern known by many common names, including Old World forked fern, uluhe (Hawaiian), and dilim (Filipino). It is one of the most widely distributed ferns of the wet Old World tropics and adjacent regions, including Polynesia and the Pacific. In parts of the New World tropics its niche is filled by its relative, Dicranopteris pectinatus.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of False staghorn 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
- Dicranopteris pedata
- Dicranopteris subpectinata
- Gleichenella pectinata
- Dicranopteris flexuosa
- Dicranopteris taiwanensis
- Dicranopteris tetraphylla
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Gleicheniales
- Family
- Gleicheniaceae
- Genus
- Dicranopteris
- Species
- Dicranopteris linearis
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