Pteridaceae
Longleaf brake
Pteris longifolia
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Pteris
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- ديشار طويل الأوراق
- Bangla
- টেরিস লঙ্গিফোলিয়া
- English
- Longleaf brake
Synonyms
- Pteris aequalis C.Presl
- Pteris longifolia f. bipinnata Proctor
- Pteris longifolia f. stipularis (L.) Proctor & Lourteig
- Pteris longifolia var. angusta Christ
- Pteris longifolia var. decrescens C.Chr.
- Pteris longifolia var. mariesii Pynaert
- Pteris stipularis L.
- Pteris vittata subsp. longifolia (L.) Fraser-Jenk. & Pariyar
- Pycnodoria bahamensis (J.Agardh) Small
- Pycnodoria longifolia (L.) Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: rocoutos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.