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| Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Dennstaedtiaceae |
| Genus: | Pteridium |
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| Variety: | P. a. var. pubescens
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| Trinomial name | |
| Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Underw.
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Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, the hairy brackenfern, is a variety of bracken fern ranging from Alaska to Mexico.[1][2][3]
Habitat
[edit]This fern grows across the Pacific NorthWest and is incredibly common across its range in meadows, pastures, woodlands and hillsides.[1][2]
Other names
[edit]This species is also known as western bracken.[4]
Identification
[edit]This species can be identified by its small hairs on its stems and new growth, hirsute spores, and a lack of scales on the fronds.[5]
Notes
[edit]This plant is a variety of Pteridium aquilinum, a predominately European species.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Calscape. "Hairy Brackenfern". calscape.org. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ a b "Hairy brackenfern (Variety Pteridium aquilinum pubescens)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Pteridium pubescens (Underw.) Christenh. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Hairy bracken | fern | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Pteridium in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2024-08-11.