Pteridium aquilinum
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The whole plant, including young fronds, contains carcinogenic ptaquiloside and also poisons livestock.
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Horizontal, triangular frond splitting into three main branches
Fronds arise singly and spaced from a deep rhizome, never in a crown
Pinnule margins roll under to cover the spore cases