Sticherus quadripartitus is a species of fern native to Chile with a natural distribution ranging from the latitude of Concepción (~37° S) in the north to Magallanes Region (~55° S) in the south including adjacent parts of Argentina. It is also found in the Juan Fernández Islands. It grows found from sea level up to 1800 m.a.s.l. and occurs in humid areas that are neither shady or too exposed to direct sunlight.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sticherus quadripartitus 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
- Sticherus tener
- Sticherus lobatus
- Sticherus urceolatus
- Sticherus squamulosus
- Sticherus bifidus
- Sticherus flabellatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Gleicheniales
- Family
- Gleicheniaceae
- Genus
- Sticherus
- Species
- Sticherus quadripartitus
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