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International Poisonous Plants Checklist Pteridium aquilinum - 321
esculentum (G. Forst.) Cockayne; p teridium latiusculum
(Desf.) Hieron. ex R. E. Fr.; p teris aquilina L.
Common Names:
Adlerfarn; bracken fern; brake fern; braken fern; eagle
fern; Farn; Farnkraut; fougère aigle; fougère grand
aigle; helecho; hog brake; samambaia
Citations:
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