Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
Brake and Bracken Fern.
A creeping fern of mountainous hillsides. Bracken ranges throughout most of the west from northslopes in Baja to Alaska and N. Dakota. Although the old timers ate the new shoots, it is not recommended as it contains Thiaminase, and although heat destroys this enzyme there are other carcinogens present.
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens tolerates sand and serpentine.
Foliage of Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens is stressdeciduous.
Flower of Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens has color na.
Communities for Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens:Chaparral, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Coastal Sage Scrub, Mixed-evergreen Forest and Central Oak Woodland.
| ph: | 5.00 to 8.00 |
|---|---|
| usda: | 4 to 10 |
| height[m]: | 0.40 to 1.00 |
| width[m]: | 0.40 to 1.00 |
| rainfall[cm]: | 65.00 to 200.00 |
