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  1. Blechnum novae-zelandiae

  2. 14/09/2015 5:15:25 p.m. maxine
    (Non-member from Auckland)

    Do these plants produce spores?
    Are people allergic to these plants?

  3. 14/09/2015 5:36:59 p.m. Astrid van Meeuwen-Dijkgraaf

    HI Maxine, all ferns produce spores but a quick search on the internet seems to indicate that allergies to ferns are relatively rare (as opposed to allergies to fungi that also produce spores). Here is a scientific report of one confirmed reaction to ferns http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00421.x/full

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