OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pteris vittata   FAMILY Pteridaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Pteris vittata, Ladder Brake, Chinese Brake Fern

Keith Bradley    kab_pteris_vittata_04147

June    Miami-Dade County    FL

image of Pteris vittata, Ladder Brake, Chinese Brake Fern

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).

image of Pteris vittata, Ladder Brake, Chinese Brake Fern

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).

image of Pteris vittata, Ladder Brake, Chinese Brake Fern

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).

image of Pteris vittata, Ladder Brake, Chinese Brake Fern

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).

image of Pteris vittata, Ladder Brake, Chinese Brake Fern

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4118

Fern/Fern ally
Perennial

Habitat: Old walls with lime mortar, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: east Asia

Rare

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Invasive?

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:

 

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