pubescens L. Underw.
Pronunciation: ter-ID-ee-um ak-wi-LIE-num
pew-BES-ens
Common name: Bracken fern
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken)
Habitat: Woods, meadows, hillsides to 10,000',
many plant communities
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Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Pteridium
2) aquilinum 3) pubescens