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Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. pseudocaudatum (Clute) A. Heller

Bracken fern

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionPteridophytaFerns
ClassFilicopsida“Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns
OrderPolypodialesPolypod ferns
FamilyDennstaedtiaceaeAfter August William Dennstedt (1776-1826), German physician and botanist, burgomaster of Magdala, director of the Belvedere garden near Weimar, and author of a work entitled Hortus Belvedereanus, a compilation of some 1500 plants. I have no information as to why the family name is spelled differently than his name
GenusPteridiumA diminutive of Pteris, a fern genus
SpeciesaquilinumFrom aquila, “eagle,” and the suffix ium, “characteristic of,” hence indicating a connection or resemblance
var.pseudocaudatum

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Pteridium latiusculum (Desv.) Hieron. var. pseudocaudatum (Clute) Maxon

 

Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern)

4/11/2015 · Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida · ≈ 15 × 10″ (37 × 25 cm)

Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern)

4/11/2015 · Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida · ≈ 10 × 15″ (25 × 37 cm)

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