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Pteris vittata L.
ladder brake

       
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Distribution:
Pteris vittata L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, CA, DC, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Pteris vittata L.

View 18 genera in Pteridaceae, 23 species in Pteris
 

Classification:
Pteris vittata L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Pteridaceae – Maidenhair Fern family
Genus Pteris L. – brake fern
Species Pteris vittata L. – ladder brake
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Pteris vittata L.

Chinese brake
ladder brake

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

Introduced Information:
Pteris vittata L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Pteris vittata L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17706.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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