Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn


Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn #1
Synonym(s):   
Common Name(s):  Bracken fern
Family Name(s):  Dennstaedtiaceae,
Polypodiaceae

Type:  Terrestrial 
Sterile Frond Division:  3-pinnate to 3-pinnate pinnatifid 
Sterile Frond Shape:  Triangular 
Fertile Frond Shape:  Resembles Sterile Frond 
Sori:  Marginal 
Growth:  Long Creeping 

Habitat: Dry woods. 

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