Pteris longifolia L.

Longleaf brake (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Pteridaceae > Pteridoideae > Pteris

Characteristics

A perennial herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
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Images

Leaf

Pteris longifolia leaf picture by Janet Fox (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Pteris longifolia fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pteris longifolia world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:213930-2
WFO ID wfo-0001109293
COL ID 6WKT9
BDTFX ID 53829
INPN ID 116278
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pycnodoria pinetorum Pteris bahamensis Pycnodoria bahamensis Pteris stipularis Pycnodoria longifolia Pteris aequalis Pteris diversifolia var. bahamensis Pteris longifolia var. bahamensis Pteris longifolia var. angusta Pteris longifolia f. bipinnata Pteris longifolia var. decrescens Pteris longifolia