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Scientific Name

Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum (Desv.) Underw. ex A. Heller

Park

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)

Sensitive

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
Subspecies	Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum
Variety	Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Certification Lead, 10/16/2012.

Nativeness

Native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Certification Lead, 9/12/2013; Rhoads and Block. 2007. The Plants of Pennsylvania, 2nd Ed.

Abundance

Unknown

Abundance Notes

Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Certification Lead, 9/12/2013.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

JHL

Created Date

3/8/2004 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Jennifer Stingelin Keefer

Last Modified Date

9/12/2013 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Perles, S. J., G. S. Podniesinski, M. Furedi, B. A. Eichelberger, A. Feldmann, G. Edinger, E. Eastman, and L. A. Sneddon. 2008. Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR—2008/133. National Park Service. Philadelphia, PA. NATUREBIB-661409., Accepted Detail: USDA, NRCS. 2013. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 12 September 2013). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.

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NPSpecies

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NPSpecies-1.9.3.24963-20240824-030002