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Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 4.5-7.0


Form/Color Perennial, coarse fern to approximately 4', Stormwater Intolerant of stormwater.
produces new fronds all season, blade Tolerance:
is broadly triangular an divided into 3


nearly equal parts with leathery or papery Urban Adapted to coarse and medium soils,
texture. Tolerance: no tolerance of soil compaction.


Habitat: Dry, sterile soils, open, shrubby


successional habitats or open
woodlands in sterile, sandy soils. Ecosystem Eaten by insect larvae, especially
Services: moths.


Hydrology: Moderate tolerance to drought.


Ornamental Large, triangular shaped leaves.
Value: Compatibility: Can be aggressive, particularly in


burned-over sites, allelopathic.


Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Somewhat weedy, infected by fungi,


leaf spot, root/stem rot, no edible
Shade Tolerant of partial shade. parts, toxic to animals.
Tolerance:


Thelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FAC Soil: pH 4.9-7.0


Form/Color Perennial, very fine, pinnate fronds, 1-2', Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
spores June-October. Tolerance: tolerance.


Urban Somewhat tolerant of urban pollution.
Tolerance:


Habitat: Open, moist to wet woodlands.


Ecosystem Wildlife value low.


Services:


Hydrology: Tolerant of drought.


Ornamental Very fine, pinnate fronds.


Value: Compatibility: Aggressively colonial with rapid
colonization rate.


Salt Intolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other: Used for erosion control.


Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance:

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