[Ferns, Clubmosses and Liverworts of Mt. Adams Country]

Western Brackenfern, Bracken Fern, Northern Bracken Fern

Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. lanuginosum

Western Brackenfern, Bracken Fern, Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens - Western Brackenfern, Bracken Fern, Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens (Synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. lanuginosum)

The photo at left shows the triangular shape of the bracken fern seen along the Island Springs Trail #66 to the east of Little Mt. Adams.........August 25, 2005. The fronds are bi- to tri-pinnately compound. This species spreads underground by rhizomes. The photo at right shows the fall colors of bracken fern as they go dormant for the winter along the eastern loop of the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge......October 19, 2020.

Western Brackenfern, Bracken Fern, Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens (Synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. lanuginosum)

Fall color on the bracken ferns as they senesce for the winter. Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.....October 23, 2023.
Paul Slichter