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Bracken - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn - Bracken Fern ... The rhizomes of this species can grow very very long, to nearly 400m, yes 400m. P. aquilinum is a toxic species yet some Asian cultures still eat the fiddleheads. In North America natives used the plant to treat a variety of ailments such as ... Pteridium aquilinum plant...
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aquilinum, from the Latin, "eagle like" ... Genus Pteridium ... Also known as Pteris aquilina, Asplenium aquilinum, Allosorus aquilinus, Ornithopteris aquilina, Filix aquilina, Filix-foemina aquilina, Pteris latiuscula...
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Bracken is easily recognized by its large, triangular fronds. It is a very common fern, and it often grows in large colonies. Bracken is a fire-adapted species. It has deep rhizomes that survive fires, and ashes make the soil more alkaline, ... • Family: Dennstaedtiaceae; • Habitat: ... Connecticut Botanical Society...
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Bracken is a well-known deciduous fern; a species that has inspired a rich wealth of folklore in Britain. It is easy to recognise by its straw-coloured branching stem, which can reach over four meters in height in good conditions. ... When they first ... Home > British Plants and algae > Bracken...
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Pteridium aquilinum (Linnaeus) Kuhn var. latiusculum (Desv.) Underw. ex A.Heller; bracken fern ; Family: Dennstaedtiaceae ... Pteridium aquilinum is a common and distinctive fern in Wisconsin. The blades are 3-pinnate (at least at the base), broadly triangular and are often held more or less horizontally.
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Pteridium aquilinum. Pteridium aquilinum. Information about Pteridium aquilinum in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Any of several large ferns (especially Pteridium aquilinum) which grow abundantly in the northern hemisphere. The rootstock produces coarse fronds each year, which die down...
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