Pteridium aquilinum grows 1-3m high and is a herbaceous perennial plant, often mistaken with a fern. The species is very hardy and can grow in harsh condition being immune to most of the diseases. This Bracken was growing in large masses on a medium-steep hill. It is a very wide spread plant found on all continents except Antarctica. It is typically found in woods (including somewhat dry woodland areas), fields, old pastures, thickets and areas with disturbed soils. The plant has no fruits nor flowers and grows from an underground rhizomes. It also does not have bark but instead a strong, almost woody stem. Leaves are dark, leathery and green and are roughly triangular fronds made of many small sections in a pinnate form.
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