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common bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Common bracken is a tall, leafy plant that grows in many places like forests and fields. Its big, green fronds look like giant hands reaching for the sky!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The common bracken has large, distinctive triangular fronds that are typically bright green, often forming dense, carpet-like patches. These fronds emerge from the ground, unfurling like scrolls, and can turn yellow to brown in autumn.

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Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Common bracken is one of the oldest plant species, with relatives dating back to dinosaur times!

Historically, people used bracken ash to make soap and even as an ingredient for glass!

Its tiny spores can drift high on the wind, traveling for miles to sprout in new places!

You can find this super adaptable fern on every continent except Antarctica. It's a world traveler!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underground Invader

Common bracken has rapidly spreading underground stems (rhizomes) that help it quickly colonize large areas.

Fähigkeit

Chemical Warfare

Common bracken can release chemicals into the soil that stop other plants from growing nearby, helping it dominate its space.

Fähigkeit

Fire Survivor

Common bracken has deep rhizomes that can survive fires, allowing it to quickly regrow even after intense burns.

Maße und Details

Höhe
50-200 cm
Ausbreitung
50-150 cm
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Hoch
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Bracken moth

Hypena obsitalis

Larvae feed on its fronds

shelters

Roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

Often hides among dense bracken

shelters

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Uses dense patches for cover

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Don't eat any part of the bracken plant, as it can be harmful.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von common bracken?

50-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von common bracken?

50-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von common bracken?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von common bracken?

Hoch

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von common bracken?

Mehrjährig

Wo findet man common bracken normalerweise?

Forests

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