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Pteridium aquilinum

bracken fern
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

bracken fern

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Pteridium aquilinum

Familia:

Dennstaedtiaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

fern

Tamaño:

1-4 ft tall by spreads by rhisomes forming large patches

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

evergreen,winter dormant

Destacado por:

Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Groundcover. This is one of the few ferns that can handle sun. Height will depend on variety with bracken ferns from South Florida typically being much larger than those from further north.

Consideraciones:

In rich soils, may be overly aggressive.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Friends

Propagación:

Division.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Acidic but adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Hábitats nativos:

Dry sites. Oak-pine-hickory woodslands. Tolerant of disturbance.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:


  • This is one of the world's most widespread species. Multiple subspecies exist  within Florida with two being widespread.

  • Because of its tolerance of acidic soils, this is sometimes used for reclamation of acidic soil areas.

  • Adapted to relatively frequent fire.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Missouri Botanical Garden. (Undated). Pteridium aquilinum - Plant Finder. ( https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=285684 ). Accessed 2026. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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