Tectaria cicutaria is a species of fern in the Tectariaceae family, native to the Antilles. It has thin, soft, triangular fronds up to about 3.5 feet in length; blades are once- or twice-pinnate with the final segments pinnately-lobed. The rhizome is short and erect.

References

• GBIF entry
• USDA PLANTS Profile entry
• Phil. Journ. Sci. 2C. 410, 1907.
• Thomas H. Everett, The New York Botanical Garden illustrated encyclopedia of horticulture, Taylor & Francis, 1982, pages 3307-3308. ISBN 978-0-8240-7240-7.
• Prem Khare, "On the morphology and anatomy of Tectaria cicutaria (L.) Copel.", Proceedings: Plant Sciences, Volume 60, Number 6 / December, 1964.
• Proctor, G.R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 53: 1-389.

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