This compilation of ferns and lycophytes in Brazil is an update of the one published in 2010
in Catálogo de Plantas e Fungos do Brasil. The methodology consisted in collecting data …

Bracken fern is carcinogenic when fed to domestic and laboratory animals inducing bladder
and ileal tumours and is currently classified as a possible human carcinogen by IARC. The …

Premise Spore‐bearing plants are capable of dispersing very long distances. However, it is
not known if gene flow can prevent genetic divergence in widely distributed taxa. Here we …

Pteridium arachnoideum, a fern of the Pteridium aquilinum species complex found in South
America, is responsible for several different syndromes of poisoning. Cases of bovine …

Based on the morphological study of ca. 470 specimens and geographical studies, we here
propose the recognition of six morphotypes within the South American Pteridium esculentum …

Dennstaedtiaceae is a monophyletic, extant family of ferns with sub-cosmopolitan
distribution and ca. 265 species. Rhizome morphology in the Dennstaedtiaceae is relatively …

Abstract Premise Bracken (Pteridium, Dennstaedtiaceae) is a cosmopolitan genus of
aggressive disturbance colonizers that are toxic to agricultural livestock. The taxonomy of …

Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. XXVI. Dennstaedtiaceae Page 1 Phytotaxa 332 (3): 251–268
http://www.mapress.com/j/pt/ Copyright © 2017 Magnolia Press Article PHYTOTAXA ISSN …

Isolated oceanic islands are characterized by patterns of biological diversity different from
that on nearby continental mainlands. Isolation can provide the opportunity for evolutionary …

Two closely related bracken (Pteridium) species, P. caudatum and P. aquilinum ssp.
pseudocaudatum, have mostly separate ranges that overlap in Peninsular Florida …