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Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon
southern brackenfern
       
Symbol:   PTCA3  
Group:   Fern  
Family:   Dennstaedtiaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N
PR    N



 
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Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon

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Synonyms:
Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon

  PTAQC3 Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn ssp. caudatum (L.) Bonap.
  PTAQC Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. caudatum (L.) Sadebeck
 

Distribution:
Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon

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Related Taxa:
Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon

View 10 genera in Dennstaedtiaceae, 3 species in Pteridium
 

Classification:
Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Dennstaedtiaceae – Bracken Fern family
Genus Pteridium Gleditsch ex Scop. – brackenfern
Species Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon – southern brackenfern
 

More Accounts and Images:
Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504658.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
 
 
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