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Pteridium aquilinum

Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn


Family Dennstaedtiaceae
Habit Herb (Fern)
Habitat sandy soil on exposed hillsides
Special Notes bipinnate or tripinnate, wavy margins, leathery or papery texture
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: used for medicinal purposes; FOOD: used for consumption; OTHERS: used as insect repellant, used as rope for tying;
Collected from Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Donato (Dondon) Lazaro
Identification Verified By Leonardo Legaspi Co-(n/a)-(Pteridium revolutum (Blume) Nakai)-(n/a)

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