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ladder brake
Pteris vittata
Pteris vittata
ladder brake Brake Family
Pteris vittata Pteridaceae
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common names
  ladder brake
  Chinese brake
accepted scientific name
  Pteris vittata L.
rules for finding collection records
  Pteris vittata (108)
family name
  • Pteridaceae
Image Author: ©2011 Peter Woodard
Image License: CC BY-SA
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Category: Fern-like Plants
Fern Category: Fern
Plant Observed All Year
Not native. Naturalized.

How Likely at this Location (22%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
where plant found
mag select

Rocky
Forest
Desert
Sand
Disturbed
Brush
Wetland
Salt Marsh
Riparian
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Pteris vittata   L.   (TSN: 17706, Index: 749)


Scientific Names used to access collection records



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Common Names




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Family Names