Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn ssp. latiusculum (Desv.) Hulten

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Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Botanical Name: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn ssp. latiusculum (Desv.) Hulten
Common Name: Eastern Bracken Fern
Synonym(s): Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. latiusculum (Desv.) Underw. ex Heller
Flora of Virginia Name/Status: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn ssp latiusculum (Desv.) Underwood ex Heller
Comments: See also map of P. aquilinum ssp. pseudocaudatum. The two ssp. have overlapping ranges in Virginia; specimens with intermediate characters are not uncommon and can be difficult to assign.
Habitat: Dry forests and woodlands (primarily oak/heath and pine-oak/heath), clearings, roadsides, and shrub balds; occasionally in more mesic forests and bogs with a history of fire. Common in acidic soils throughout, except in the se. Piedmont and s. Coastal Plain, where infrequent.
Native Status: Native

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