| Scientific Name: |
Pteridium aquilinum |
| Common Name: |
Bracken |
| Other Common Names: |
Western Brackenfern |
| Duration of Life: |
Perennial |
| Bloom Color: |
Green |
| Plant Origin: |
Native |
| Soil Type prefered: |
Sand, Loam |
| Drought Tolerance: |
Medium |
| Flower Conspicuous: |
No |
| Soil Fertility Requirement: |
Low |
| Moisture Use: |
Medium |
| Shade Tolerance: |
Tolerant |
| Active Growth Period: |
Spring, Summer |
| Anaerobic Tolerance: |
None |
| Calcium Carbonate Tolerance: |
Medium |
| Bloom Period: |
Summer |
| Commercial Availability: |
Routinely Available |
| Cold Stratification Required: |
No |
| Fall Conspicuous: |
No |
| Frost Free Days, Minimum: |
90 |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green |
| Fruit/Seed Abundance: |
Medium |
| Fruit/Seed Period Begin: |
Summer |
| Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: |
No |
| Fruit/Seed Period End: |
Fall |
| Fruit/Seed Color: |
Brown |
| Fruit/Seed Persistence: |
No |
| Fire Tolerance: |
High |
| Foliage Texture: |
Medium |
| Growth Form: |
Rhizomatous |
| Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
| Growth Rate: |
Moderate |
| Height, Mature (feet): |
6.6 |
| Leaf Retention: |
Yes |
| Low Growing Grass: |
No |
| Life Span: |
Moderate |
| Max. Planting Density/Acre: |
10912 |
| Min. Planting Density/Acre: |
2728 |
| pH (Maximum): |
7 |
| pH (Minimum): |
4.5 |
| Precipitation (Minimum): |
16 |
| Resprout Ability: |
No |
| Root Depth, Min. (inches): |
10 |
| Salt Tolerance: |
None |
| Shape and Orientation: |
Erect |
| Small Grain: |
No |
| Seed Spread Rate: |
Moderate |
| Seedling Vigor: |
Medium |
| Temperature, Minimum (F): |
-43 |
| Toxicity: |
Slight |
| Vegetative Spread Rate: |
Moderate |
| Propagation: |
Bare Root, Bulbs, Seed, Sprigs |
| Palpable: (eatable) |
Browse Animal (Low), Graze Animal (Low) |
| Where Found in S.E. MN: |
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| Category: |
Fern |
| Division: |
Pteridophyta |
| Class: |
Filicopsida |
| Order: |
Polypodiales |
| Family: |
Dennstaedtiaceae |
| Genus: |
Pteridium |
