Pteridium esculentum

Bracken at Yackandandah, VIC

Pteridium esculentum at Yackandandah, VIC - 5 Aug 2023
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Identification history

Pteridium esculentum 7 Aug 2023 Tapirlord
Pteridium esculentum 7 Aug 2023 CarbonAI
Pteridium esculentum 7 Aug 2023 KylieWaldon

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User's notes

in my youth I was told that bracken was imported from England and that was why it was such a pest! clearly not.

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Tapirlord wrote:
   7 Aug 2023
Nope, a native. But often removed as sheep grazers don't like it.

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Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 5 Aug 2023 12:25 PM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Pteridium esculentum Scientific name
  • Bracken Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 1295.04m Recorded at altitude
  • 146 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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