Western Brackenfern
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn - Bracken Fern familySize
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