*Pteris vittata Linnaeus. Subgenus: Pteris. Section: Pteris. Common name: Ladder Brake. Habitat: Old walls with lime mortar, canal banks, hammocks, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Paleotropics.
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, ETx1, Fl1, FNA2, FoC, K4, Meso1, NS, POWO, RAB, SFla, TxFerns, WH3, (basionym); = Pycnodoria vittata (L.) Small — Sf
Links to other floras: = Pteris vittata - FNA2
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
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