Paesia scaberula (A.Rich.) Kuhn is a plant in the Dennstaedtiaceae family, order Polypodiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Paesia scaberula (A.Rich.) Kuhn
Paesia scaberula (ring fern or mātata) is a distinctive lacy creeping fern found across many New Zealand islands.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Paesia scaberula, commonly called the ring fern or mātata, is a lacy, creeping fern native to New Zealand. It grows up to 115 centimetres (45 inches) tall, produces yellow-green fronds and brown stalks, and has a distinctive smell. It is distributed across New Zealand’s North Island, South Island, Stewart Island, and the Chatham Islands.
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Pteridium aquilinum subsp. centrali-africanum Hieron.
Pteridium aquilinum subsp. wightianum (Wall. ex J.Agardh) W.C.Shieh
Hypolepis millefolium Hook.
Hypolepis ambigua (A.Rich.) Brownsey & Chinnock
Microlepia strigosa (Thunb.) C.Presl
Pteridium aquilinum subsp. latiusculum (Desv.) Hultén
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