Pteridium aquilinum

Dennstaedtiaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Fern

1.5 - 6ft

- ft

(inconspicuous)

;

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Dry, Moist, Wet

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dry pine woods, wet swamps and marshes, old fields, waste places

forms large colonies; host for several ant types