Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Fern
Flowering Plants
Origin
World, Pandemic
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum
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Number of Varieties
18
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-122-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
7 - 1
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
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.96 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Brown
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers
Corydalis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic
Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers
Other Uses
Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PTERIDIUM aquilinum
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Common Name
Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
In Hindi
Bracken Fern Plant
Capnoides
In German
Bracken Fern Pflanze
Capnoides
In French
Bracken Fern Plante
capnoides
In Spanish
Planta de helecho
Capnoides
In Greek
Bracken Fern Plant
Capnoides
In Portuguese
Bracken Planta Fern
Capnoides
In Polish
Bracken Fern roślin
Capnoides
In Latin
Pteridium aquilinum Planta
capnoides
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Basidiomycota
Class
Filicopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Polypodiales
Agaricales
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Fumariaceae
Genus
Pteridium Gleditsch
Hypholoma
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Fumarieae
Subfamily
-
Fumarioideae
Number of Species
1901
1
27800
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