Many of us could show you plenty of bracken in Western Washington.

Roger Olstad
Univ. of Washington, Seattle

On Thu, 16 Feb 1995, Christopher Hill wrote:

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> On Thu, 16 Feb 1995, Stuart MacKay wrote:
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> > In between pulling tons of Broom (Scots don't like the stuff either, and be
> > thankful there is no bracken over here - a hideous fern which grows
> > everywhere and is carcenogenic - long term exposure only)
>
> Hi Stuart,
>
> I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong about the local situation,
> but there is plenty of bracken on this continent, flourishing in dry,
> disturbed, and grazed places. If you're not seeing it in Western
> Washington, perhaps it's the moist climate and lack of grazers (though I
> know Scotland tends to the moist, too)?
>
> Chris Hill
> Seattle, WA
> cehill at u.washington.edu
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