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Class #164: California Natives & Plant Communities, Lab #7 |
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Botanical Name: |
Pteridium aquilinum |
Botanical Pronunciation: |
Tur-ID-ee-uhm ack-weh-LIN-uhm |
Common Name: |
Bracken Fern |
Family Name: |
Dennstaeditiaceae |
Diseases: |
None. |
Flower: |
Spores |
Growth: |
4-6' x 2-3', fast growth. |
Landscape Use: |
Cut / dry leaf, deer proof, erosion, restoration, rock garden and plant mass. |
Light: |
Sun to full shade on both coast and inland. |
Location: |
New Brighton State Beach |
Pest: |
None. |
Problems: |
Invasive roots. |
Propagation: |
By spores or division. |
Pruning: |
As desired to remove old frongs. |
Tolerance: |
Deer, drought, neglect and seacoast. |
Type: |
Deciduous fern. |
Water: |
Dry between. |
California Native: |
Yes |
Description: |
Hardy to -0 degrees.
Sunset zones 1-10, 14-24
Prefers loam and no fertillzer. |
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