Species: Pteridium aquilinum Family: Dennstaedtiaceae Description: Deciduous, rhizomatous, perrennial fern Resources: None

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References: Tryon, 1941 ; Burge and Kirkwood, 1992 ; Mosberg, et al., 1994 ; Page, 1989 ;
           Rasmussen, L. H., 2003 ; Der, J. P., 2010 ; Castillo, U., et al., 1996 ;
           D'Mello, J.P.F., 1997 ; Der, J. and Barker, M., 2011

Links: Rook
US Forest Service
Field Museum of Natural History

Download: following slides

	Title Slide
	Overview
	Geographical distribution
	Phylogeny
	Morphology
	Rhizome morphology
	As an edible plant
	Toxicity
	Tolerable concentration of ptaquiloside, Danish study
	Livestock and ptaquiloside poisoning
	Ptaquiloside concentration by tissue
	Ptaquiloside is not heat labile
	Multistage cancer model for Bracken carncinogenesis
	Formation of DNA adducts and ptaquiloside
	Ptaquiloside biosynthesis
	Sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis
	Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis
	Kegg orthology
	Gametophyte transcriptome analysis
	Phylogeny, character evolution, and diversification of extant ferns

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