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Pteridium aquilinum

Names

Common Names
Bracken

Growth

Height
6-48 inches
Spread
3 to 6 feet
Growth Rate
Fast, with rhizome length reaching up to 86 inches in the first year and diameter exceeding 6 feet by the end of the second year.

Appearance

Bloom Color
Insignificant
Foliage Color
Green to light-green
Fall Foliage Color
Yellow and brown

Environment

Hardiness Zones
Zones 4-7
Sunlight Requirements
Ideal sunlight: partial shade to full sun
Soil Type
Moist, well-drained soil with a pH range of 5.5 to 7.5, preferably loamy to clay loam texture
Soil Drainage
Well-drained soil with good water retention capacity
Soil pH
5.5-7.5

Lifecycle

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle
Other
Seasons of Interest
Spring and Summer
Bloom Time
I don't know

Reproduction

Propagation Methods
Division and rhizome propagation

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife
Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
(L.) Kuhn
Publication
Reis. Ost-Afrika 3(3): 11 (1879)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Polypodiophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Subclass
Polypodiidae
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus
Pteridium

Synonyms

Allosorus acutifolius Allosorus capensis Cincinalis gleditschii Paesia aquilina Pteridium heredia Cincinalis aquilina Pteris borealis Pteris brevipes Pteris firma Pteris foemina Pteris gardneri Pteris heredia Pteris nudicaulis Pteris aquilina Allosorus aquilinus Ornithopteris aquilina Filix aquilina Asplenium aquilinum Pteris aquilina f. glabrior Pteridium aquilinum var. lanuginosum Pteris aquilina var. languinosa Polypodium austriacum Filix-foemina aquilina Pteridium aquilinum var. lanuginosum Pteridium aquilinum var. aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum subsp. typicum Pteridium aquilinum subsp. brevipes Pteridium tauricum Pteris recurvata Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum Onychium capense Pteridium aquilinum subsp. atlanticum Pteridium aquilinum subsp. herediae Pteridium aquilinum subsp. fulvum Pteridium pinetorum subsp. osmundaceum Pteridium pinetorum subsp. sibiricum Pteris aquilina var. transcaucasica Pteridium aquilinum var. osmundaceum Pteridium aquilinum f. pubescens Allosorus villosus Cincinalis lanuginosa Filix-foemina vulgaris Pteridium ceheginense Pteris auriculata Eupteris aquilina Allosorus tauricus Pteridium aquilinum subsp. tauricum Pteridium pinetorum subsp. sajanense

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024

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