Pteridaceae
Cretan brake
Pteris cretica
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Pteris
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Common names
By language (14)
- Afrikaans
- Kretensiese ruigtevaring
- Arabic
- ديشار كريتي
- arz
- ديشار كريتى
- Chinese
- 大葉鳳尾蕨, 欧洲凤尾蕨, 井口边草, 凤尾蕨, 凤尾草, 小贯众, 欧洲凤尾蕨*(剑叶凤尾蕨）, 剑叶凤尾蕨
- Dutch
- Lintvaren, Orliczka kreteńska
- English
- Cretan brake, Cretan brake fern, Ribbon fern
- French
- Ptéris de Crète
- German
- Kretischer Saumfarn
- Japanese
- オオバノイノモトソウ
- ks
- ڈُرٕدیٚد
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kantbregne
- Persian
- سرخس جنگلی
- Polish
- Orliczka kreteńska
- Welsh
- Rhedynen creta
Synonyms
- Pteris cretica var. cretica
- Pycnodoria cretica (L.) Small
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Pellegrini, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rexness from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacqui Geux, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.