Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Pteris cretica L.
CRETAN BRAKE
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Not Native
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Classification
POLYPODIALES
Pteris cretica L. - CRETAN BRAKE
Citation
PTERIS CRETICA Linnaeus, Mant. Pl. 130. 1767.
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CRETE: Without data, (lectotype: LINN 1246.7). Lectotypified by R. M. Tryon, Contr. Gray Herb. 194: 192. 1964.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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County
County - Species Present
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
USF
 
Citrus
USF
 
Columbia
FLAS
 
Gadsden
USF
 
Hernando
USF
 
Hillsborough
USF
 
Jackson
USF
 
Liberty
FSU
 
Marion
USF
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Pteris cretica var. albolineata
Pteris cretica Linnaeus, var. albolineata Hooker, Bot. Mag. 86: pl. 5194. 1860.
 
 
Pteris cretica var. americana
Pteris cretica Linnaeus, var. americana J. Agardh ex Kunze, Linnaea 18: 335. 1844.
BASIONYM: Pteris triphylla M. Martens & Galeotti 1842, non J. Agardh 1839.
 
Pteris cretica var. nervosa
Pteris cretica Linnaeus, var. nervosa (Thunberg) Ching & S. H. Wu, Fl. Reipubl. Pupularis Sin. 3(1): 28. 1990.
BASIONYM: Pteris nervosa Thunberg 1784.
 
Pteris cretica var. plurilobata
Pteris cretica Linnaeus, var. plurilobata Bonaparte, Notes Ptérid. 14: 311. 1923.
 
TYPE: ZAIRE: Without data, Bequaert 5618 (holotype: P).
Pteris lomarioides
Pteris lomarioides Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 13: 380. 1881.
 
 
Pteris nervosa
Pteris nervosa Thunberg, Fl. Jap. 332. 1784.
 
TYPE: JAPAN:
Pteris pentaphylla
Pteris pentaphylla Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 5(1): 362. 1810.
 
 
Pteris plumbea
Pteris plumbea H. Christ, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 49. 1909.
 
 
Pteris serraria
Pteris serraria Swartz, J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 65. 1801.
 
 
Pteris treacheriana
Pteris treacheriana Baker, J. Bot. 1879: 65. 1879.
 
 
Specimens and Distribution

Click on an Accession Number to view additional details about the specimen.

Counties listed: Alachua, Citrus, Gadsden, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jackson, Marion, Palm Bea

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1940 - 2017

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
USA
Florida
Alachua Co.
05 Jun 1941
198
R. Garrett
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
17 Sep 1963
26395
O. K. Lakela
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
08 Mar 1977
5750
R. P. Wunderlin
USA
Florida
Citrus Co.
02 Jan 1954
R. Garrett
USA
Florida
Gadsden Co.
28 Jan 1980
452
J. H. Scudder
USA
Florida
Hernando Co.
22 Sep 1963
26489
O. K. Lakela
USA
Florida
Hernando Co.
26 Aug 1976
87
R. Lassiter
USA
Florida
Hernando Co.
07 Jan 1954
R. Garrett
USA
Florida
Hillsborough Co.
15 Aug 2017
S. Dickman
USA
Florida
Jackson Co.
02 Sep 1949
2556
S. C. Hood
Plant Photos
Pteris cretica - 270
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Pteris cretica - 270
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Pteris cretica - 270
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Pteris cretica - 302
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