Cibotium glaucum, the hāpu‘u pulu, is a species of fern in the family Cyatheaceae, native to Hawaii. A slow-growing tree fern typically 2 to 3 m (6 to 10 ft) tall but reaching 8 m (25 ft), it is hardy in USDA zones 10 through 12. Its fiddleheads are the source of the material pulu, which means "mulch" or "padding" in the Hawaiian language. Women used pulu as an absorbent during their menstrual cycles.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hāpu‘u pulu 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
- Cibotium chamissoi
- Cibotium menziesii
- Cyathea conjugata
- Sphaeropteris cooperi
- Sphaeropteris glauca
- Sadleria souleyetiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Cyatheales
- Family
- Cibotiaceae
- Genus
- Cibotium
- Species
- Cibotium glaucum
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