Cryptogramma crispa, the parsley fern, is an Arctic–alpine species of fern native to Europe and parts of Asia. It produces separate sterile and fertile fronds, up to 30 cm (12 in) tall, and is a pioneer species on acidic screes.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Parsley 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
- Cryptogramma cascadensis
- Cryptogramma sitchensis
- Asplenium fissum
- Cryptogramma acrostichoides
- Cryptogramma brunoniana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Cryptogramma
- Species
- Cryptogramma crispa
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