This page quotes a published document. Everything below in quotation marks is copied word for word from ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Bold Sword Fern, published by ASPCA APCC and retrieved on 2026-09-16. The quotations are excerpts; the document itself is linked and is the authority. Nothing has been reworded.
According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record, Bold Sword Fern (Nephrolepis biserrata, family Dryopteridaceae) is non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses. The record was retrieved on 2026-09-16 and is linked below.
The record
- Scientific name
- Nephrolepis biserrata
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Non-toxicity
- Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Cats, Non-Toxic to Horses
Where this comes from
This is the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record for Bold Sword Fern, at https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/bold-sword-fern, retrieved on 2026-09-16. The fields above are the record’s own, shown without change. The ASPCA keeps the record current; the page here is a copy from that date.
Other ASPCA records in Dryopteridaceae
These links use the botanical family recorded by ASPCA. Open each record for its own species findings and source.
- Boston Fern — Nephrolepis exalta bostoniensis
- Whitman Fern — Nephrolepis biserrata
Sources
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Bold Sword FernASPCA APCC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“Nephrolepis biserrata” (Scientific Name)
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