Common Name: Bracken Fern
Botanical Name: Pteridium esculentum
Family: DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
Description:
Invasive fern to 1.5 m high of forests and woodlands. Fronds large, stiff, deeply divided, dark green, 0.5-2 m long.
Invasive fern to 1.5 m high of forests and woodlands. Fronds large, stiff, deeply divided, dark green, 0.5-2 m long.
Natural Distribution:
Common to high rainfall forests and woodlands in most agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas.
Common to high rainfall forests and woodlands in most agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas.
Notes:
Recorded as rare in the Murray and Northern Lofty regions. Commonly invades disturbed areas.
Recorded as rare in the Murray and Northern Lofty regions. Commonly invades disturbed areas.
