Interrupted fern

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Osmunda claytoniana

Interrupted fern, a reference photo
Photo: jogarton · CC0 1.0 (licence)

Claytosmunda is a genus of fern. It has only one extant species, Claytosmunda claytoniana (synonym Osmunda claytoniana), the interrupted fern, native to Eastern Asia, Eastern United States, and Eastern Canada.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Interrupted 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
Osmundales
Family
Osmundaceae
Genus
Osmunda
Species
Osmunda claytoniana

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