Adenophorus tamariscinus (Kaulf.) Hook. & Grev. is a plant in the Polypodiaceae family, order Polypodiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Adenophorus tamariscinus (Kaulf.) Hook. & Grev.

Adenophorus tamariscinus (Kaulf.) Hook. & Grev.

Adenophorus tamariscinus (wahine noho mauna) is an endemic Hawaiian epiphytic fern that grows in wet forests.

Family
Genus
Adenophorus
Order
Polypodiales
Class
Polypodiopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Adenophorus tamariscinus (Kaulf.) Hook. & Grev.

Adenophorus tamariscinus (Kaulf.) Hook. & Grev., commonly called wahine noho mauna, is a species of fern that is endemic to Hawaii, a US state. Its fronds can reach a maximum length of 8 inches (20 centimeters). In its native habitat, this plant grows as an epiphyte, found in wet-mesic forests or rain forests.

Photo: (c) David Eickhoff, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Polypodiales Polypodiaceae Adenophorus

More from Polypodiaceae

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

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