Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pteris vittata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Pteris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pteris vittata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Pteris vittata
SYNONYMOUS WITH The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Pteris vittata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 010-06-002:
Pteris vittata FAMILY Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Pycnodoria vittata
COMMON NAME:
Ladder Brake, Chinese Brake Fern
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Keith Bradley kab_pteris_vittata_04147
June Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_pteris_vittata_04147b
June Miami-Dade County FL
Sori near margins of fertile pinnae, the margins reflexed over the sori, per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014).
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Celeste Ray cra_p_vittata1
October Richmond County GA
Augusta University Summerville Campus
Distal pinnae conspicuously longer than proximal pinnae, the terminal pinna typically longest, per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014).
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Celeste Ray cra_p_vittata2
October Richmond County GA
Augusta University Summerville Campus
Frond bases are brown and covered with the same hair-like scales as rhizomes, per New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018).
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Celeste Ray cra_p_vittata3
October Richmond County GA
Augusta University Summerville Campus
Leaflets have a prominent midrib on the lower surface, per New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018).
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Celeste Ray cra_p_vittata4
October Richmond County GA
Augusta University Summerville Campus
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pteris vittata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pteris vittata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Pteris vittata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Pteris vittata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 010-06-002:
Pteris vittata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Pycnodoria vittata
4118
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Habitat: Old walls with lime mortar, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Rare
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Deciduous
1-pinnate
Leaves clustered
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizome stout, about 1cm in diameter
FRUIT:
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986) p066
- The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014) p288
- Ferns of Alabama (Short & Spaulding, 2012) p157
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p556
- New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018) p025
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p054
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