Bracken, Brake Fern, Hairy Bracken, Western Brackenfern, Northern Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
Synonym: Pteridium aquilinum ssp. lanuginosum, Pteridium aquilinum ssp. pubescens, Pteridium aquilinum var. lanuginosum, Pteris aquilinum var. pubescens
The photo above 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.
Western bracken fern as seen along the Canyon Mountain Trail #218 near upper Little Pine Creek, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.......August 19, 2011.
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Paul Slichter