Western Brackenfern

Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn - Bracken Fern family

Size

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Western Brackenfern: Archips caja, Archips caja americana, Archips caja waroi, Callopistria cordata, Callopistria mollissima, Eueretagrotis perattentus, Euplexia benesimilis, Homochlodes fritillaria, Homochlodes lactispargaria, Leptarctia californiae, Melanchra adjuncta, Melanchra assimilis, Olethreutes osmundana, Papaipema pterisii, Paradiarsia littoralis, Peridroma saucia, Philedia punctomacularia, Sparganothis pilleriana, Spilosoma prima