Page author: David Giblin
Pteridium aquilinum
bracken, brackenfern, bracken fern
WTU specimens
Other herbaria
WTU images
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Washington; widely distributed throughout North America; circumboreal.
Habitat: Common in moist to dry woods, open slopes and disturbed sites
Spores: Spores April-October
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Publication: Reisen Ost-Afrika. 3(3): 11. 1879.
Publication: Reisen Ost-Afrika. 3(3): 11. 1879.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Infraspecies:
• ssp. pubescens – bracken, northern bracken 
Cosmopolitan; throughout the Pacific Northwest
Cosmopolitan; throughout the Pacific NorthwestAdditional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Pteridium aquilinum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Pteridium aquilinum checklist entry.
E-Flora BC: Pteridium aquilinum atlas page.
CalPhotos: Pteridium aquilinum photos.
USDA Plants: Pteridium aquilinum information.
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