Dennstaedtiaceae

Pteris esculentum

Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne

Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus: Pteridium

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Pteris esculentum: Common Bracken, Pteridium esculentum. Chatswood West, Australia — Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 食蕨, 蕨根
English: Pteris esculentum
Persian: سرخس اسکولنتوم

Synonyms

Pteridium aquilinum subsp. esculentum (G.Forst.) C.Chr.

Photos

Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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). About our plant data.