About the genus · Pteris
Pteris (brake) is a genus of about 300 species of ferns in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae. They are native to tropical and subtropical regions, southward to New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, north to Japan and North America. 78 species are found in China. More on Wikipedia ›
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Cultivation
Grouped as a fern or moss, listed under the genus Pteris in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “perennial”.
How this section is made
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Group. Listed under the genus Pteris in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “perennial”. A group is taken only where Kew's description of the species agrees with the table's listing. The table gives no figure and no prose; the cold floor is the habitat's alone.
Climate across the habitat
Natural habitat
Related
Other Pteris 33 in the reference
Pteris altissima Tall brake Photo: CC BY, Guillaume Delaitre
Pteris argyraea Pteridaceae Photo: CC BY, Pranav Chandra Bose
Pteris arisanensis Pteridaceae Photo: CC BY, 黃美滿 Pteris aspericaulis Pteridaceae 
Pteris bahamensis Bahama brake Photo: CC BY, Tom Field
Pteris biaurita Thinleaf brake Photo: CC BY, 黃美滿
Pteris blumeana Pteridaceae Photo: CC BY, Eric Knight
Pteris cretica Ribbon fern Photo: CC BY, jamie-aa
Pteris dactylina Pteridaceae Photo: CC BY, Yu-Chang Chen
Pteris dentata Toothed Brake Photo: CC BY, Jeremy Gilmore
Pteris dispar Unequal-lobe brake fern Photo: CC0, author not stated
Pteris ensiformis Slender brake Photo: CC BY, Kalvin Chan all 34 ›Names & registers
Also known as Pteris aspericaulis var. tricolor. (GBIF Backbone)
The record
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