This page quotes a published document. Everything below in quotation marks is copied word for word from ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Boston 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, Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exalta bostoniensis, family Dryopteridaceae) is non-toxic to dogs and cats. The record was retrieved on 2026-09-16 and is linked below.
The record
- Scientific name
- Nephrolepis exalta bostoniensis
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Non-toxicity
- Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Cats
Where this comes from
This is the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record for Boston Fern, at https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/boston-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.
Sources
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Boston FernASPCA APCC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“Nephrolepis exalta bostoniensis” (Scientific Name)
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