Colleen Johnsen's California Plants Class #164: California Natives & Plant Communities, Lab #7
General Home Class #62 Lab #1 Lab #2 Lab #3 Lab #4 Lab #5 Lab #6 Lab #7 Lab #8 Lab #9 Lab #10 Lab #11 Lab #12 Lab #13 Lab #14 Lab #15 Class #63 Lab #1 Lab #2 Lab #3 Lab #4 Lab #5 Lab #6 Lab #7 Lab #8 Lab #9 Lab #10 Lab #11 Lab #12 Lab #13 Lab #14 Lab #15 Lab #16 Class #164 Lab #1 Lab #2 Lab #3 Lab #4 Lab #5 Lab #6 Lab #7 Lab #8 Lab #9 Lab #10 Lab #11 Lab #12 Lab #13 Lab #14 Lab #15 Lab #16	Class #164: California Natives & Plant Communities, Lab #7 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. Click on a picture to enlarge it.