Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon

Southern brackenfern (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Dennstaedtiaceae > Pteridium

Characteristics

A fern.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young shoots are cut into small pieces and boiled or stewed with pork and eaten.
Uses medicinal poison
Edible fronds leaves
Therapeutic use Orthopedic Aid (root), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified)
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Pteridium caudatum habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Pteridium caudatum leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Pteridium caudatum leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Pteridium caudatum leaf picture by Martin Ramírez (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pteridium caudatum world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Ecuador, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Pteridium caudatum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:213799-2
WFO ID wfo-0001110350
COL ID 4PTX6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731358
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Synonyms

Cincinalis caudata Allosorus caudatus Ornithopteris caudata Pteris caudata Pteridium aquilinum subsp. caudata Pteridium aquilinum var. caudatum Pteris aquilina var. caudata Pteridium caudatum