| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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| Pteridaceae | Pteris ×delchampsii | | Limestone ledges, walls | Known from s. FL and the Bahamas. | |
| Pteridaceae | Pteris bahamensis | Bahama Ladder Brake, Bahama Brake | Pine rocklands, rockland hammocks, limestone sinkholes, marl prairies, disturbed areas. | S. FL; Bahamas. | 
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| Pteridaceae | Pteris cretica ssp. cretica | Cretan Brake, Table Fern | Limey rocks and soils. | Paleotropical, the original range unclear. | 
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| Pteridaceae | Pteris ensiformis | | Escape from horticultural use. | Native of se. and s. Asia. | |
| Pteridaceae | Pteris grandifolia | Long Brake | Swamps. | Formerly naturalized (probably now extirpated) in s. FL; native of tropical America. | |
| Pteridaceae | Pteris multifida | Spider Brake, Huguenot Fern | Old walls with lime mortar, dams. | Native of e. and se. Asia. See Wyatt (2020) for discussion of spread and naturalization in our region. | 
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| Pteridaceae | Pteris parkeri | White-lined Cretan Brake, Variegated Table Fern | Limey rocks and soils. | Native of Japan and Korea. | |
| Pteridaceae | Pteris plumieri | West Indian Striped Brake | Cypress swamps. | S. FL (Palm Beach County), where likely introduced; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, South America. | |
| Pteridaceae | Pteris tripartita | Giant Brake | Swamps, wet hammocks, rockland hammocks. | Native of tropical Asia and Africa. Naturalized north to Alachua County, FL. | 
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| Pteridaceae | Pteris vittata | Ladder Brake | Old walls with lime mortar, canal banks, hammocks, disturbed areas. | Native of Paleotropics. | 
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