This is a guide to the plant life of Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve in the Berkeley and Oakland hills.
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Pteridium aquilinum (bracken, brake or common bracken), also known as "eagle fern," is a species of fern occurring in temperate and subtropical regions in both hemispheres. The extreme lightness of its spores has led to its global distribution.