Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken fern is common to abundant in upland pastures, abandoned fields, and forested and burned-over areas in high-rainfall regions. Cattle that eat bracken fern often develop internal hemorrhages and other complications; death is usually caused by severe hemorrhage or secondary infection in lesions caused by consumption of the plant. Llamas love the taste of bracken fern.
The USDA Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory site has more information on bracken fern.
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