Pteridaceae
Sweet brake
Pteris macilenta
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Pteris
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Sweet brake
- Māori
- Titipo
Synonyms
- Litobrochia macilenta J.Sm.
- Pteris macilenta var. pendula (Colenso) Cheeseman
- Pteris pendula Colenso
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron; Bellingham, P J, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron; Bellingham, P J, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron; Bellingham, P J, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: P. Hynes, 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). About our plant data.