Pteridaceae

Australian brake

Pteris tremula R.Br.

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pteris

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Australian brake: Pteris tremula i parken Terra Nostra, Furnas, Azorerna. — Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 澳洲凤尾蕨
English: Australian brake, Shaking brake, Tender brake
Māori: Turawera

Synonyms

Pteris affinis A.Rich.
Pteris argentea hort.Sander.
Pteris arguta var. tremula (R.Br.) Luerss.
Pteris baueriana Dies; Endl.
Pteris chrysocarpa Link
Pteris tenuis A.Cunn.
Pteris tremula unranked smithiana Pynaert
Pteris tremula var. caudata Regel
Pteris tremula var. foliosa T.Moore
Pteris tremula var. minor Regel
Pteris tremula var. pectinata Domin

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 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.