Pteridium aquifolium - Eastern Bracken

Pteridium aquifolium, commonly called Eastern Bracken, is a type of fern. It is toxic if not properly prepared, but young shoots can be eaten after thorough cooking.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Perennial¹

Functions

• Phosphorus accumulator²
• Potassium accumulator²
• Manganese accumulator²
• Iron accumulator²
• Copper accumulator²
• Zinc accumulator²

Footnotes

1. Pteridium aquilinum | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-2 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶