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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
Synonyms: ''Pteridium aquilinum'' (L.) Kuhn ssp. ''latiusculum'', and ''Pteris latiuscula'' Desvaux var. ''latiuscula''
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Subspecies: ''Pteridium aquilinum'' (L.) Kuhn ssp. ''latiusculum''
  
Varieties: ''Pteridium latiusculum'' (Desvaux) Hieronymus ex Fries var. ''latiusculum'', and ''Pteridium latiusculum'' (Desvaux) Hieronymus ex Fries var. ''pseudocaudatum'' (Clute) Maxon
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Varieties: ''Pteridium latiusculum'' (Desvaux) Hieronymus ex Fries var. ''latiusculum'', ''Pteridium latiusculum'' (Desvaux) Hieronymus ex Fries var. ''pseudocaudatum'' (Clute) Maxon, ''Pteris latiuscula'' Desvaux var. ''latiuscula''
  
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  

Revision as of 14:34, 18 March 2021

Common names: western brackenfern

Pteridium latiusculum
Pteridium latiusculum KMR.jpg
Photo by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus: Pteridium latiusculum
Species: P. latiusculum
Binomial name
Pteridium latiusculum
(Desvaux) Hieronymus
PTER LATI DIST.JPG
Natural range of Pteridium latiusculim from Weakley. [1]

Taxonomic Notes

Subspecies: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn ssp. latiusculum

Varieties: Pteridium latiusculum (Desvaux) Hieronymus ex Fries var. latiusculum, Pteridium latiusculum (Desvaux) Hieronymus ex Fries var. pseudocaudatum (Clute) Maxon, Pteris latiuscula Desvaux var. latiuscula

Description

P. latiusculum is a native perennial forb that is a member of the Dennstaedtiaceae family. [2]

Distribution

The species is native to the southeast United States gulf coastal plain region, ranging from Louisiana and Kentucky to Maryland. [2]

Ecology

Habitat

The species is naturally found in dry woodlands, forests, and heath balds, up to 1600 meters in elevation. [3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. Weakley, Alan S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1320 pp.
  2. 2.0 2.1 USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PTAQL
  3. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.