Sweet-Fern (Comptonia peregrina)
Sweet-Fern Species Images
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Sweet-Fern Species Description
This species is native to North America north of Mexico.
Allergenicity: Sweet-Fern (Comptonia peregrina) is a mild allergen.
Pollination: Occurs in following seasons depending on latitude and elevation: Spring to Summer.
Angiosperm - Flowering Dicot: Plants in this group have two embryonic leaves (dicotyledons). Examples of dicotyledons are beans, buttercups, oaks, sunflowers, etc.
Tree: A large plant, not exactly defined, but typically over four meters in height, a single trunk which grows in girth with age and branches (which also grow in circumference with age).
Shrub: A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same root.
Weed: Any plant growing in cultivated ground to the injury of the crop or desired vegetation, or to the disfigurement of the place; an unsightly, useless, or injurious plant.
Perennial: Living for many years.
Woody Stem: Non-herbaceous. Lignified.
Sweet-Fern Species Usage
Pharmacological: Used in medicine or pharmacological research.
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More Sweet-Fern (Comptonia peregrina) imagesby Jessie M. Harris from BONAP
