Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
(Bracken)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
FamilyDENNSTAEDTIACEAE (brackens)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken) :
1: Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
3 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
Image 1: Growing on hillsideImage 2: Growing on hillside (2)
2: Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
3 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
Image 1: Covering hillsideImage 2: On hillside
3: Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
20 May 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Crozier
4: Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
12 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Fertile frond - immature - underside - close-upImage 2: Fertile frond - upperside - close-upImage 3: FrondsImage 4: Frond tip - uppersideImage 5: Frond tip - undersideImage 6: Frond - top surface - close-upImage 7: Frond - uppersurfaceImage 8: Plants - en masseImage 9: Fertile frond - pinnae - uppersideImage 10: Fertile frond - pinnae - upperside (2)Image 11: Fertile frond - pinna-tips - immature - underside - close-upImage 12: Fertile frond - pinnules - immature - underside - close-upImage 13: Fertile frond - pinnules - upperside - close-upImage 14: Frond pinna - uppersideImage 15: Frond pinna - undersideImage 16: Pinnule - enlarged
5: Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
1 Aug 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: Sori
6: Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
6 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG12 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Regeneration after heath fire
7: Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
11 Jul 1969 OSIGR: A00 Vice County: West Cork (VC H03) Eire
Image 1: In situ

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Page, C.N. & Jermy, A.C. Pteridium Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 137 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken)
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