Pteridium aquilinum
| 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 | |
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| 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] P. aquilinum displays a negative response to agricultural soil distrubance in South Carolinian old growth longleaf forests.[2] This may mark it as a possible indicator species for remnant woodland/post-agricultural woodland.[3] When exposed to soil disturbance by military training in West Georgia, P. aquilinum responds negatively by way of absence.[4] It also responds negatively to soil disturbance by agriculture in Southwest Georgia.[5][6] It responds both positively and negatively to soil disturbance by clearcutting and roller chopping in North Florida.[7] P. aquilinum responds positively to soil disturbance by clearcutting and chopping in North Florida flatwoods forests.[8]
Seed dispersal
This species is thought to be dispersed by wind.[9]
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Pteridium aquilinum root Photo by Kevin Robertson
Pebble Hill Plantation
2015
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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.
- ↑ Brudvig, L.A. and E.I. Damchen. (2011). Land-use history, historical connectivity, and land management interact to determine longleaf pine woodland understory richness and composition. Ecography 34: 257-266.
- ↑ Brudvig, L.A., E Grman, C.W. Habeck, and J.A. Ledvina. (2013). Strong legacy of agricultural land use on soils and understory plant communities in longleaf pine woodlands. Forest Ecology and Management 310: 944-955.
- ↑ Dale, V.H., S.C. Beyeler, and B. Jackson. (2002). Understory vegetation indicators of anthropogenic disturbance in longleaf pine forests at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. Ecological Indicators 1(3):155-170.
- ↑ Hedman, C.W., S.L. Grace, and S.E. King. (2000). Vegetation composition and structure of southern coastal plain pine forests: an ecological comparison. Forest Ecology and Management 134:233-247.
- ↑ Kirkman, L.K., K.L. Coffey, R.J. Mitchell, and E.B. Moser. Ground Cover Recovery Patterns and Life-History Traits: Implications for Restoration Obstacles and Opportunities in a Species-Rich Savanna. (2004). Journal of Ecology 92(3):409-421.
- ↑ Lewis, C.E., G.W. Tanner, and W.S. Terry. (1988). Plant responses to pine management and deferred-rotation grazing in north Florida. Journal of Range Management 41(6):460-465.
- ↑ Moore, W.H., B.F. Swindel, and W.S. Terry. (1982). Vegetative Response to Clearcutting and Chopping in a North Florida Flatwoods Forest. Journal of Range Management 35(2):214-218.
- ↑ Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.
