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Pteris vittata (Ladder Brake) |
Pteris vittata (PTERIDACEAE.) Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands after year 2000. |
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Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Pteris vittataL.
Published in L., Sp. Pl. 1074 (1753) |
Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : |
Pteridaceae
E.D.M. Kirchn (The Fern Family) 4 species from the Pteridaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Ladder Brake, Chinese Brake Fern |
Maltese name(s) : |
Pteris |
Status for Malta : |
Casual or accidental alien. Species that was introduced in Malta rather recently and normally it is short-lived
or resticted to small populations for a short time, without becoming widespread or invasive. |
Frequency : |
Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct |
Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE ( prostate plants with flowers close to the ground )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon |
Legal Protection : |
Not legally protected till the last update of this website (25/Sep/2021) |
Red List (1989) : |
Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands |
Flowering Time : |
All year |
Colour of Flowers: |
Inconspicuous |
Name Derivation : |
Pteris:
vittata:
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Description, Habitat and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region. |
Distributional map in Europe and the Mediterranean region (2018): |
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Occurrences in Europe. (from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Doubtful in the Balaeric Islands, Crete, Greece, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), Sicily and/or Malta, Introduced in  the Azores, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Switzerland, Hungary |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region. (from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
Country codes
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AE(G) Ag Bl(M) Cg Cr Cy Eg Gr Hs(S) Ir It Le Li Ma Md Si(S) Sy Tn Tu(A) [Ab(A) Az(F J M T) aBr Ca(C G P T) Ga(F) nGa(M) Gg(D) He Hu nLu Md(M) Si(M)] |
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