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