Genus: Pteridium
bracken fern
This fern genus has spore-bearing leaves that are similar to its vegetative leaves. Fertile plants have sori that grow in a band under a flap formed by the leaf margin. Reference: Jacobs and Peck (1993).
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae (bracken family)
This Genus’s Species in New England:
Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key