Dennstaedtiaceae
Southern brackenfern
Pteridium caudatum
- Family
- Dennstaedtiaceae
- Genus
- Pteridium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Southern brackenfern
Synonyms
- Allosorus caudatus (L.) C.Presl
- Cincinalis caudata Trevis.
- Filix-foemina aquilina var. caudata (L.) Farw.
- Ornithopteris caudata (L.) J.Sm.
- Pteridium aquilinum f. glabratum Hieron.
- Pteridium aquilinum subsp. caudata Bonap.
- Pteridium aquilinum subsp. caudatum (L.) Bonap.
- Pteridium aquilinum var. caudatum (L.) Christ
- Pteridium aquilinum var. caudatum (L.) Sadeb.
- Pteris aquilina f. caudata (L.) Christ
- Pteris aquilina var. caudata (L.) A.Gray
- Pteris aquilina var. mexicana Fée
- Pteris caudata L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.