Asplenium oblongifolium Colenso is a plant in the Aspleniaceae family, order Polypodiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Asplenium oblongifolium Colenso

Asplenium oblongifolium Colenso

Asplenium oblongifolium (shining spleenwort, huruhuruwhenua) is a New Zealand native fern found across multiple islands from coast to mountains.

Family
Genus
Asplenium
Order
Polypodiales
Class
Polypodiopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Asplenium oblongifolium Colenso

Asplenium oblongifolium Colenso, a fern species native to New Zealand, is commonly called shining spleenwort, and is known as huruhuruwhenua in Māori. This species occurs on New Zealand's North Island, South Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands, growing across elevations from coastal areas up to mountain habitats.

Photo: (c) Barbara Parris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Barbara Parris · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Polypodiales Aspleniaceae Asplenium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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