western brackenfern - Pteridium aquilinum

USDA Plant Code: PTAQ
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: wet - dry
Leaves:
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : no
Growth Habits: forb/herb,ground cover,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: no
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: no
Bloom Period: no
Fragrant: no
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Plant(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Pike and San Isabel National Forests, south-central Colorado
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); cluster of plants in typical habitat
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); under a mixed-conifer forest, Long Creek Ranger District
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Fall colors. September. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); May. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Product; Fiddlehead ferns offered for sale in the Hilo Farmer's Market.
Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Fall color
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Fall color
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Fall colors
Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Fall colors
Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); habit
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
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Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);  habitat
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); habitat
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); habitat
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); habitat
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Fiddlehead ferns offered for sale in the Hilo Farmer's Market.
Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) turning bronze in the fall - Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Bracken ferns (Pteridium aquilinum) in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;  habitat
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Individual leaves.
Lyndon Photography, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Leaves.
Lyndon Photography, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Leaf, close-up.
Lyndon Photography, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Leaf, close-up.
Lyndon Photography, , Bugwood.org
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Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); habitat
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); habitat
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); habitat
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Pteridium aquilinum - bracken fern
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); bracken fern fiddlehead - May 25, 2014
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Competition; high-elevation area
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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Competition; invasion in old harvest unit; Walla Walla Ranger District
Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org
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