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Scientific Name
Pteridium aquilinum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park (RICH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
western brackenfern
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Polypodiophytina |
| Class | Polypodiopsida |
| Subclass | Polypodiidae |
| Order | Polypodiales |
| Suborder | Dennstaedtiineae |
| Family | Dennstaedtiaceae |
| Genus | Pteridium |
| Species | Pteridium aquilinum |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, Botanist/NPSpecies Data Manager, 8/29/2008.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, Botanist/NPSpecies Data Manager, 8/29/2008.
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, Botanist/NPSpecies Data Manager, 8/29/2008.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
10/16/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
8/29/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Cold Harbor and Fort Harrison units; Malvern Hill and Parker's Battery units--Hayden et al., 1988. NPBIB-48818., Park Species Data Source: Hayden and Johnson, 1986. NPBIB-48819, Accepted Detail: The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 17 September 2008). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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