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Family: Dennstaedtiaceae

Taxon: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. latiusculum (Desv.) Underw. ex A.Heller

Common: bracken, bracken fern, eastern bracken fern

Native
perennial fern
frond 1.5'-5'
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Synonyms
  • Pteridium latiusculum (Desv.) Fr.
  • Pteris latiuscula Desv.
 
Habitat - Based on data collected by John T. Curtis (1959) as compiled by C.E. Umbanhowar, Jr.
 
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