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Bracken

Bracken (Pteridium) is a genus of large, cosmopolitan, coarse ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. Brackens are noted for their large, highly divided fronds and are found on all continents except Antarctica; their typical habitat is moorland. The word bracken is of Old Norse origin, related to Swedish bräkencode: swe promoted to code: sv and Danish…

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Bracken

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Further reading · 24
Bracken → Alonso-Amelot ME, Archived, Avendaño, Biological Flora, British Isles, Chem, Curr, Ecology, Flora, Flora Europaea, Germplasm Resources Information Network, Human, Journal, Kuhn, March, Marrs, Med, North America, October, PMID
related to In animals · 14
Bracken → Andean, Consumption, DNA, Foraging, High, In, Japan, North Wales, Ptaquilosides, South America, The, Venezuela, Wales, With
related to Control · 7
Bracken → All, Control, Given, However, Management, Some, UK
related to Archaeology · 6
Bracken → Bronze Ages, Industrial Revolution, Many, Neolithic, The, These
related to External links · 6
Bracken → Butterflies, Butterfly ConservationEdibility, Identification, PteridiumIndependent, RSPB, World
related to Food · 6
Bracken → East Asian, In Korea, Korea, Korean, Pteridium, Stir-fried
related to Other plant associations · 6
Bracken → Climbing, Dead, European, Herb, Its, These
related to Description · 5
Bracken → Eocene, Fern, In, The, This
related to Source of potash · 5
Bracken → AD, European, Green, It, The
related to Distribution and habitat · 4
Bracken → Exposure, Ireland, It, Pteridium

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fronds also plant may pteridium rhizomes source needed ferns plants found aquilinum used known control species citation genus high eaten

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Brackenis acharacteristic moorland plant in Ireland0.90text
moor grassesinstance ofhas increasingly out-competed characteristic ground-cover plants0.80text
cowberryinstance ofhas increasingly out-competed characteristic ground-cover plants0.80text
bilberryinstance ofhas increasingly out-competed characteristic ground-cover plants0.80text
and heathersinstance ofhas increasingly out-competed characteristic ground-cover plants0.80text
Mycena epipterygia can be found growing under the bracken canopyinstance ofFungal associationsWoodland fungi0.80text
common bluebellinstance ofand is important for giving shade to European plants0.80text
wood anemone where the woodland does not existinstance ofand is important for giving shade to European plants0.80text
adder's tongueinstance ofRare ferns0.80text
Brackenrelated to ArchaeologyMany0.60section
Brackenrelated to ArchaeologyNeolithic0.60section
Brackenrelated to ArchaeologyBronze Ages0.60section

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