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Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Dennstaedtiaceae

Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn [Verified]

Dennstaedtiaceae

Common names Bracken Fern; Brake Fern
Habit Herb (Fern)
Habitat sandy soil on exposed hillsides
Locality Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Collected by Donato (Dondon) Lazaro
Ethnobotanical uses MEDICINAL: used for medicinal purposes; FOOD: used for consumption; OTHERS: used as insect repellant, used as rope for tying;
Verified by "Pteridium revolutum (Blume) Nakai" - Leonardo Legaspi Co
Notes bipinnate or tripinnate, wavy margins, leathery or papery texture
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