Pteridium

Pteridium aquilinum, the largest and most commonly found native fern in Britain, features large, intricately divided fronds that can reach heights of 1 to 2 meters and span up to 1 meter in width. This fern propagates through extensive rhizomes, with roots that can extend as deep as one meter, allowing it to create dense thickets that often overshadow other plant life. Additionally, it can reproduce via spores. Young fronds, known as croziers or fiddleheads, emerge curled at their tips, and by autumn, the deciduous leaves transition to a deep russet-brown.

Pteridium aquilinum

Pteridium aquilinum 'Grandiceps'

Pteridium aquilinum Percristatum Group

Pteridium aquilinum subsp. atlanticum

Pteridium aquilinum subsp. capense

Pteridium aquilinum subsp. latiusculum

Pteridium caudatum

Pteridium esculentum

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