Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Pteris vittata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pteris vittata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 010-06-002:
Pteris vittata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pycnodoria vittata
COMMON NAME:
Ladder Brake
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Keith Bradley kab_pteris_vittata_04147
June Miami-Dade County FL
Sori near margins of fertile pinnae, the margins reflexed over the sori, per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas.
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Keith Bradley kab_pteris_vittata_04147b
June Miami-Dade County FL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Pteris vittata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pteris vittata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 010-06-002:
Pteris vittata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pycnodoria vittata
4118
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Non-native: east Asia
Documented growing wild in GA - SC
Rare
Look for it on old walls with lime mortar, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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 p066
- The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas p288
- New Invaders of the Southeast p025