1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
World, Pandemic
1.4 Types
Not available
Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cliffs, Forests, Rocky areas, Slopes
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.96 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.50 cm91.44 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Non Flowering Plant
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Lime Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Gold, Brown
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Root Division, Spores
Divison, Spores
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs, Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Skin irritation, Skin rash
Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Leaves, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DRYOPTERIS marginalis
PTERIDIUM aquilinum
7.2 Common Name
Marginal wood fern
Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern
7.2.1 In Hindi
marginal wood fern
Bracken Fern Plant
7.2.2 In German
marginal Holz fern
Bracken Fern Pflanze
7.2.3 In French
marginal dryoptéride
Bracken Fern Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
helecho de madera marginal
Planta de helecho
7.2.5 In Greek
οριακή φτέρη ξύλο
Bracken Fern Plant
7.2.6 In Portuguese
samambaia de madeira marginal
Bracken Planta Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
marginalne drewna paproci
Bracken Fern roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Fern marginalibus
Pteridium aquilinum Planta
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
Polypodiales
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
8.6 Genus
Dryopteris
Pteridium Gleditsch
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species