Pteridaceae
Toothed brake
Pteris denticulata
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Pteris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Toothed brake
Synonyms
- Litobrochia brasiliensis C.Presl
- Litobrochia denticulata C.Presl
- Litobrochia dissimilis Fée
- Pteris denticulata var. denticulata
- Pteris dissimilis Christ
- Pteris palmata Vell.
- Pteris quadrifida C.Presl
- Pteris reticulata Desv.
- Pteris salicifolia Schrad.
- Pteris serrata Vell.
- Pteris stenophylla Link
- Pteris undulata Christ
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, 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.