Pteridium pinetorum
Pteridium pinetorum
- Native to:
- Baltic States | Belarus | Belgium | Czechia-Slovakia | Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Hungary | Italy | Netherlands | Norway | NW. Balkan Pen. | Poland | Romania | Russia | Sweden | Switzerland
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Dennstaedtiaceae
- Genus:
- Pteridium
- Species:
- Pteridium pinetorum
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★★☆☆☆ Butterfly & moth species supported by this genus (NWF)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Pteridium pinetorum is fire-adapted; its rhizomes survive fire and it can rapidly colonize burned areas.
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