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Pteridium aquilinum
bracken, bracken fern, brackenfern, northern bracken fern, western brackenfern
North Cascades National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Polypodiales, Suborder Dennstaedtiineae, Family Dennstaedtiaceae, Genus Pteridium, Species Pteridium aquilinum


Park Tags:
Life form - Ferns and allies


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WA: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Last Modified Date:	9/27/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/25/2025 3:29:09 AM

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