Kalenderblätter Bad Vöslau- PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM (GBIF)
- Mythologie: 'Many myths and legends surround bracken. It was said to grant perpetual youth, while the tiny spores gave whoever held them on St John’s Eve the power of invisibility, folklore which is even referred to in Shakespeare’s Henry V.
Witches were said to hate bracken because the Greek letter X – a symbol of Christ – was revealed when the stem was cut. In Ireland, it was known as the fern of God because it was said that when the stem is cut at three points, each point displays a letter which together spells GOD. In Scotland, it is said that the plant is an impression of the Devil’s foot; while in Venezuela and Brazil, it is used in magic rituals for cleansing the soul.'