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Learn about the fast spreading bracken-fern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
INTRODUCTION: Bracken fern or bracken Fern plant is a genus of large, coarse ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. Ferns are vascular plants that have alternating generations, large plants that produce spores and small plants that produce sex cells. Brackens has large, highly divided leaves<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GROWTH: Bracken has a black rootstock that creeps extensively underground and at intervals sends up fronds. Individual rhizomes spreading up to about 400 metres (1,300 feet) in length, making bracken one of the largest plants in the world. The fronds may reach a height of 5 metres (16 feet) or more and, despite dying in autumn, often remain standing throughout the winter, affording cover for game in some regions. The minute spores are incredibly lightweight, which has enabled the plant to spread nearly worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EFFECT: Bracken can cover\u00a0 a large scale of open ground and aggressively takes over pastures and fields. Once allowed, it becomes\u00a0 nearly impossible to eradicate. Because of its ability to render land unfit for other plants to survive and thrive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n