Pteridaceae
Tall brake
Pteris altissima
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Pteris
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Pteris altissimaPteridaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tall brake
Synonyms
- Litobrochia altissima Fée
- Litobrochia arborescens Fée
- Litobrochia elata Fée
- Litobrochia grandis Fée
- Litobrochia intermedia C.Presl
- Litobrochia karsteniana Fée
- Litobrochia kunzeana Fée
- Litobrochia macroptera J.Sm.
- Litobrochia schiedeana C.Presl
- Pteris altissima var. karsteniana Hieron.
- Pteris deflexa var. lata Luetzelb.
- Pteris elata J.Agardh
- Pteris elata var. karsteniana Kunze
- Pteris grandis Hook.
- Pteris intermedia Klf.; Ettingsh.
- Pteris kunzeana J.Agardh
- Pteris kunzeana var. polita J.Bommer
- Pteris lata Klf.; Link
- Pteris macroptera Link
- Pteris palustris Gaudich.
- Pteris podophylla Kunze
- Pteris protea Liebm.
- Pteris schiedeana Ettingsh.
- Pteris sterilis C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.