Pteridaceae
Thickleaf brake
Pteris deflexa
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Pteris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Thickleaf brake
Synonyms
- Pteris deflexa var. silveirae Christ
- Pteris gaudichaudii J.Agardh
- Pteris laeta C.Presl
- Pteris platychlamys Fée
- Pteris polita Link
- Pteris rostrata Fée
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: veronica, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ANDRÉS GONZÁLEZ, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gonzalo Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gonzalo Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ezequiel Vera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.