Bracken Fern
Pteridium aquilinum

Family: Bracken (Dennstaedtiaceae)
AKA: Eagle Fern, Western Bracken Fern
Photo taken on: July 1, 2007
Location: Dark Canyon Trail, GV, CO
Life Zones: Montane to subalpine
Habitat: Aspen groves, open wood

Grows to several feet high and wide in large colonies.

Flora of North America reference.