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PLANTS

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Plants
ToxicNativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Bracken, photo 1 of 5
Bracken, photo 2 of 5
Bracken, photo 3 of 5
2.0 mHeight

Toxic. Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 2.0 m. Grows in forests and in thickets.

There are 8,946 observations of Bracken in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1,605
  2. Outaouais1,194
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean991
  4. Mauricie875
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent605
  6. Côte-Nord579
  7. Estrie530
  8. Laurentides527
  9. Lanaudière457
  10. Capitale-Nationale382
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine374
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches283
  13. Montérégie260
  14. Centre-du-Québec153
  15. Nord-du-Québec99
  16. Montréal28
  17. Laval4

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsMario Hains
MarshAlexander Rumpel
ShorelineGilles Douaire
MountainEmmanuel Milou
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

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TOXIC
Male fernDryopteris filix-mas
Cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum
Marsh fernThelypteris palustris
WoodfernDryopteris marginalis
Western oakfernGymnocarpium dryopteris
Spinulose woodfernDryopteris carthusiana