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The Bracken Fern grows commonly in pastures and old hayfields, especially in shaded parts, and also in open woods. It has long been suspected of containing a poison, but definite proof was wanting unt...

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Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. March 2011. Scientific name: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Common name(s): Bracken fern, brackenfern, western brackenfern, bracken, western bracken, common bracken Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view […]

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