Group: Pteridophytina (Ferns)
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae (Braacken family)
Genus: Pteridium ()
50–200 cm tall, often forming large clones. sporangia: on the lower surface of the frond, covered by the bent-down leaf-margin. indusium: inserted laterally. runners: underground, long. leaves: 2–3‑fold pinnate, maximal 200 cm long. leaflets: elongate to oval, entire...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths
in acidic, periodically wet habitats