Index / Search / Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum
§1 Plant
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. latiusculum (Desv.) Underw. ex A. Heller
vernacular western brackenfern — variety · Dennstaedtiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Fern
- Family
- Dennstaedtiaceae Lotsy
- Genus
- Pteridium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b
County-level range
· 603 counties across 27 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 603 counties across 27 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Brown 18013
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- DeKalb 18033
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Allamakee 19005
- Benton 19011
- Buchanan 19019
- Carroll 19027
- Cedar 19031
- Chickasaw 19037
- Clayton 19043
- Clinton 19045
- Crawford 19047
- Delaware 19055
- Dubuque 19061
- Fayette 19065
- Floyd 19067
- Hancock 19081
- Hardin 19083
- Iowa 19095
- Jackson 19097
- Jasper 19099
- Jefferson 19101
- Johnson 19103
- Jones 19105
- Linn 19113
- Madison 19121
- Mitchell 19131
- Muscatine 19139
- Scott 19163
- Story 19169
- Van Buren 19177
- Webster 19187
- Winnebago 19189
- Winneshiek 19191
Kentucky view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boyd 21019
- Bracken 21023
- Breathitt 21025
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Cumberland 21057
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Garrard 21079
- Graves 21083
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Johnson 21115
- Knox 21121
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Maine view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Mahnomen 27087
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Rice 27131
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Todd 27153
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Missouri view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Christian 29043
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Greene 29077
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Lawrence 29109
- Madison 29123
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Newton 29145
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Sullivan 29211
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 13 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Carroll 39019
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 67 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jefferson 54037
- Lewis 54041
- Marion 54049
- Marshall 54051
- McDowell 54047
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 71 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Florence 55037
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PTAQL ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/7667554 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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