Marattiaceae
Micronesian ptisana
Ptisana mertensiana
- Family
- Marattiaceae
- Genus
- Ptisana
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Ptisana mertensianaMarattiaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Micronesian ptisana
Synonyms
- Gymnotheca mertensiana C.Presl
- Marattia mertensiana (C.Presl) C.Chr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.