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Top native bracken ferns

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Moist 1 Wet 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 1

Soil pH

Acid 1

Form

Plant type

Fern 2 Perennial 2 Wildflower 2
  • Common Bracken Pteridium aquilinum caterpillars 18 food 14 flowers 2 shelter 1
  • Eastern Brackenfern Pteridium latiusculum caterpillars 3 food 2 shelter 1
  • Southern Brackenfern Pteridium caudatum caterpillars 1

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