This page quotes a published document. Everything below in quotation marks is copied word for word from ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Hen and Chickens 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, Hen and Chickens Fern (Asplenium bulbiferum, family Polypodaceae) is non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses. Toxic principles: Non-toxic. The record was retrieved on 2026-09-16 and is linked below.
The record
- Scientific name
- Asplenium bulbiferum
- Family
- Polypodaceae
- Additional common names
- King and queen fern, Spleenwort, Parsley fern
- Non-toxicity
- Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Cats, Non-Toxic to Horses
- Toxic principles
- Non-toxic
Where this comes from
This is the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record for Hen and Chickens Fern, at https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/hen-and-chickens-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: Hen and Chickens FernASPCA APCC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“Asplenium bulbiferum” (Scientific Name)
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