Botanical Illustration of *Pteridium aquilinum* - Bracken Fern Anatomy #3036117 (License: Personal Use)

This precise black-and-white botanical illustration depicts *Pteridium aquilinum*, the common bracken fern, emphasizing its bipinnate fronds, clustered growth from a scaly rhizome, and key reproductive features. Insets detail the sporangia-bearing sori (labeled 2), a longitudinal section of the rhizome (3), and a dissected flower-like structure (4), though bracken is a fern and does not produce true flowers-this likely represents a mislabeled sorus or historical convention. The drawing follows 19th- to early-20th-century botanical plate conventions, prioritizing anatomical accuracy for taxonomic study.

Used in academic botany resources, field guides, and educational websites to teach fern morphology and taxonomy; matches user intent for species identification, classroom instruction, or historical botanical reference.