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Longleaf brake

Pteris longifolia

Also called Long Leaved Brake

Family: Pteridaceae (Maidenhair fern family)
Grows as: Fern
Safety: Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range: Mexico to Trop. America
Climate: seasonally dry tropical

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Pteris longifolia, the longleaf brake is a species of fern in the Pteridoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.

Other Pteris plants

Fern · Thinleaf brake · Coastal Brake · Pteris chilensis · Coastal Brake · Cretan brake · Slender brake · Lidgate's brake · New Zealand Sweet Fern · Pteris melanocaulon · Pteris microptera · Spider brake

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pteris longifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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