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Brackenferns Pteridium

This hub compares 2 species records. Across all 3 records, it carries 50 evidence rows from 13 distinct cited sources. The species split is 1 keep-away and 1 awaiting directional evidence. 1 genus-rank record is shown separately; genus-rank claims do not override a species record, and species evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Rated as a group: brackenfern Pteridium Keep away Limited evidence 3 sources rate the genus as a whole. Species evidence never rolls upward into a genus verdict, and genus claims never override a species record. ›

Keep away: 1 species

austral bracken Keep away Pteridium esculentum Limited evidence · 20 sources genus-level claims ↑

Awaiting evidence: 1 species

western brackenfern Awaiting evidence Pteridium aquilinum Limited evidence · 27 sources genus-level claims ↑

About brackenferns

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: perennial. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Pteridium: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

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