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Revision as of 11:22, 21 April 2016
Pteridium aquilinum | |
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Photo by Kevin Robertson | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Tracheophyta- Vascular plants |
Class: | Polypodiopsida - Leptosporangiate ferns |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Dennstaedtiaceae |
Genus: | Pteridium |
Species: | P. aquilinum |
Binomial name | |
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn | |
Natural range of Pteridium aquilinum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. |
Common names: Brakenfern
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Pteridium aquilinum is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Pteridium aquilinum is restricted to native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinelands of South Georgia. [1]
Phenology
Seed dispersal
According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by wind. [2]
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.
- ↑ Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015.