Species

Pteridium aquilinum (Common bracken)

Pteridium aquilinum. Photo: (c) Ken Potter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Pteridium aquilinum (bracken, brake or common bracken), also known as eagle fern, and Eastern brakenfern, is a species of fern occurring in temperate and subtropical regions in both hemispheres. The extreme lightness of its spores has led to its global distribution.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Class: Polypodiopsida (Ferns)
      - Subclass: Polypodiidae (Leptosporangiate ferns)
        Order: Polypodiales
        Suborder: Dennstaedtiineae
        Family: Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken family)
        Genus: Pteridium (Brackens)
        Species: Pteridium aquilinum (Common bracken)
        Variety: Pteridium aquilinum pubescens (Hairy brackenfern)

Subtaxa

Variety: Pteridium aquilinum pubescens (Hairy brackenfern)

Sightings

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Discussion

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