Bracken Fern

Switchgrass

About Bracken Fern and Switchgrass

Bracken Fern

Switchgrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fern

Grass

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic

North America, Canada, Mexico

1.4 Types

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA38

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Prairies

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-124-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Lime Green

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Brown

Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Tan, Sandy Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Divison, Root Division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Pollution, Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Birds, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

PANICUM virgatum

7.2 Common Name

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

Switchgrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bracken Fern Plant

Switchgrass

7.2.2 In German

Bracken Fern Pflanze

Switchgrass

7.2.3 In French

Bracken Fern Plante

switchgrass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de helecho

switchgrass

7.2.5 In Greek

Bracken Fern Plant

switchgrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bracken Planta Fern

switchgrass

7.2.7 In Polish

Bracken Fern roślin

switchgrass

7.2.8 In Latin

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

switchgrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pteridophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Filicopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Polypodiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Dennstaedtiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Pteridium Gleditsch

Panicum

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Paniceae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA450

1 27800

Properties of Bracken Fern and Switchgrass

Wondering what are the properties of Bracken Fern and Switchgrass? We provide you with everything About Bracken Fern and Switchgrass. Bracken Fern doesn't have thorns and Switchgrass doesn't have thorns. Also Bracken Fern does not have fragrant flowers. Bracken Fern has allergic reactions like Carcinogenic and Stomach cancers and Switchgrass has allergic reactions like Carcinogenic and Stomach cancers. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bracken Fern and Switchgrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bracken Fern and Switchgrass

Season and care of Bracken Fern and Switchgrass is important to know. While considering everything about Bracken Fern and Switchgrass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bracken Fern season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Switchgrass season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Bracken Fern is Loam, Sand and for Switchgrass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bracken Fern is Acidic, Neutral and for Switchgrass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bracken Fern and Switchgrass Physical Information

Bracken Fern and Switchgrass physical information is very important for comparison. Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Switchgrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Bracken Fern and Switchgrass are as follows:

Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green
Switchgrass flower color: Green
Switchgrass leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Bracken Fern and Switchgrass

Care of Bracken Fern and Switchgrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bracken Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Switchgrass pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Bracken Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Switchgrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.