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: