Pyrrosia piloselloides (L.) M.G.Price is a plant in the Polypodiaceae family, order Polypodiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pyrrosia piloselloides (L.) M.G.Price

Pyrrosia piloselloides (L.) M.G.Price

Pyrrosia piloselloides, the Dragon-scale fern, is an epiphytic fern native to wet tropical regions from Southwest India to Papuasia.

Family
Genus
Pyrrosia
Order
Polypodiales
Class
Polypodiopsida

About Pyrrosia piloselloides (L.) M.G.Price

Pyrrosia piloselloides, commonly called the Dragon-scale fern, is a species of fern that was first formally published in 1974. This epiphytic fern is native to a broad geographic range that extends from Southwest India to Japan and Papuasia, and it primarily grows in wet tropical biomes. Key identifying characteristics of the species include dimorphic fronds, rhizomes covered in scales, and distinct star-shaped hairs that cover its fronds.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Polypodiales Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia

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

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