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Dennstaedtiineae

Dennstaedtiineae

Includes
8 native 1 introduced 10 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Brackens and Allies 8 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native Dennstaedtiineae All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Common Bracken Pteridium aquilinum caterpillars 18 food 14 flowers 2 shelter 1
  • Eastern Brackenfern Pteridium latiusculum caterpillars 3 food 2 shelter 1
  • Hay-scented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula caterpillars 3
  • Southern Brackenfern Pteridium caudatum caterpillars 1
  • Rigid Lace Fern Microlepia setosa
  • Creeping Bramble Fern Hypolepis barringtonii
  • Cuplet Fern Dennstaedtia bipinnata
  • Limpleaf Fern Microlepia speluncae
  • Dotted Beadfern Hypolepis hawaiiensis

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