Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. is a plant in the Aspleniaceae family, order Polypodiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. (Asplenium polyodon G.Forst.)
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Asplenium polyodon G.Forst.

Asplenium polyodon G.Forst.

Asplenium polyodon, sickle spleenwort or petako, is an Aspleniaceae fern found in parts of Australia and New Zealand.

Family
Genus
Asplenium
Order
Polypodiales
Class
Polypodiopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Asplenium polyodon G.Forst.

Asplenium polyodon G.Forst., commonly called sickle spleenwort or petako, is a fern species that belongs to the family Aspleniaceae. This species is distributed across parts of Australia and New Zealand. One specific area where it grows is the forested regions of Westland, New Zealand. In this location, crown fern is one of its associated understory plant species.

Photo: (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Katja Schulz · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Polypodiales Aspleniaceae Asplenium

More from Aspleniaceae

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

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