Woodsia glabella R.Br. is a plant in the Woodsiaceae family, order Polypodiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Woodsia glabella R.Br.

Woodsia glabella R.Br.

Woodsia glabella, the smooth cliff fern, is the smallest species in its genus, distributed across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Family
Genus
Woodsia
Order
Polypodiales
Class
Polypodiopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Woodsia glabella R.Br.

Woodsia glabella R.Br., commonly called smooth cliff fern, is a small fern species. Its leaf blades measure 1 to 1.5 cm wide, and it is the smallest species within its genus. This fern has a distribution across Europe, Asia, and North America.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Polypodiales Woodsiaceae Woodsia

More from Woodsiaceae

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

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