Key Physical Characteristics of Pteridium aquilinum
Plants of the Pine Barrens
· Non-Flowering Plants (Ferns and Fern Allies)
· · Ferns
· · · Frond-Persistence
· · · · Fern is NOT Evergreen
· · · Fern-Spores
· · · · Spores on Structures which look like Fern Fronds
· · · Frond-Type
· · · · Regular Fern Fronds (Plant is Readily Recognizable as Being a Fern)
· · · · · Frond Pinnae(Leaflets) Lobed or Toothed
· · · · · Frond Mainstem NOT Winged
· · · · · Single Fronds Grow From Separated Points Along the Root
· · · · · · Stem Splits into Three Fronds 6-15 Inches Above Soil
· Habitat
· · Habitat Neighborhoods
· · · Woods
· Plant Size, Height Above the Surface
· · Plant Taller Than Catagories
· · · Plant Height Greater Than -1000 Feet (An Underground/Underwater Location)
· · · · Plant Height Greater Than 0 Inches (Above the Surface)
· · Plant Shorter Than Catagories
· · · Plant Height Less Than 1000 Feet
· · · · Plant Height Less Than 60 Feet
· · · · · Plant Height Less Than 40 Feet
· · · · · · Plant Height Less Than 20 Feet
· · · · · · · Plant Height Less Than 10 Feet
· · · · · · · · Plant Height Less Than 3 Feet