Pteridaceae
Bahama brake
Pteris bahamensis
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Pteris
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Pteris bahamensisPteridaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- ديشار باهامي
- English
- Bahama brake
Synonyms
- Pteris diversifolia var. bahamensis J.Agardh
- Pteris longifolia var. bahamensis (J.Agardh) Hieron.
- Pycnodoria bahamensis (J.G.Ag.) Small
- Pycnodoria pinetorum Small
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: 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.