Described: (L.) Kuhn.
States with an open record: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 1B Trans-Himalaya: Tibetan Plateau, 2A Himalaya: North West, 2B Himalaya: West, 2C Himalaya: Central, 2D Himalaya: East, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 9A North-East: Bramhaputra Valley, 9B North-East: North-East Hills.
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae; order: Polypodiales.

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yellidespecies of India

Pteridium aquilinum

common bracken

common bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2017). Open records in 18 states. Listed by BSI, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Plants: ferns & lycophytes.

Ferns and lycophytes of Jammu and Kashmir · Ferns and lycophytes of Himachal Pradesh · Ferns and lycophytes of Punjab · Ferns and lycophytes of Uttarakhand · Ferns and lycophytes of Uttar Pradesh · Ferns and lycophytes of Sikkim · Ferns and lycophytes of Arunachal Pradesh · Ferns and lycophytes of Manipur · Ferns and lycophytes of Mizoram · Ferns and lycophytes of Meghalaya · Ferns and lycophytes of Assam · Ferns and lycophytes of West Bengal · Ferns and lycophytes of Madhya Pradesh · Ferns and lycophytes of Maharashtra · Ferns and lycophytes of Andhra Pradesh · Ferns and lycophytes of Karnataka · Ferns and lycophytes of Kerala · Ferns and lycophytes of Tamil Nadu

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