Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Fern
Origin
South America
World, Pandemic
Types
Runner Peanuts, Virginia Peanuts, Spanish Peanuts
Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum
Number of Varieties
61
0
40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-93-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.72 cm60.96 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow
Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Yellow, Gold, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Sandy
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season, Water more in summer
Average Water Needs, Medium
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer, High amounts of nutrients, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flying insects, Insects
Insects
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Diarrhea, Eczema, Itchiness, Low blood pressure, sneezing, Swelling, Urticaria
Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Skin Problems
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Alzheimer’s Disease, Colon Cancer, Coronary diseases, Energy, Fertility, Fights Depression, Gallbladder Diseases, Heart problems, Infections, Minerals, Nerve pain, Regulates Blood Sugar, Stomach Cancer
Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
For making oil, Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in salads
Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Groundcover
Botanical Name
ARACHIS hypogaea
PTERIDIUM aquilinum
Common Name
Peanut
Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern
In Hindi
मूंगफली
Bracken Fern Plant
In German
Erdnuss
Bracken Fern Pflanze
In French
Cacahuète
Bracken Fern Plante
In Spanish
Maní
Planta de helecho
In Greek
Αράπικο φιστίκι
Bracken Fern Plant
In Portuguese
Amendoim
Bracken Planta Fern
In Polish
Arachid
Bracken Fern roślin
In Latin
Peanut
Pteridium aquilinum Planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Fabales
Polypodiales
Family
Fabaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus
Arachis
Pteridium Gleditsch
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Dalbergieae
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
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Number of Species
1000190
1
27800
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