Species:
Pteris vittata L.
Synonym(s):
Pteris longifolia L.
Common name:
Ladder brake, long brake
Ptéride à bandelettes, Fougère à feuilles longues
Arabic name:
بتريس شريطي
Habitat :
Near waters, on rocks.
Bord des eaux, rochers.
IUCN threat status:
LC
Genome size:
13.56 pg/2C (Bou Dagher-Kharrat et al., 2013)
Botanic Description
Eng: - Creeping rhizome, covered with brown scales. Fronds 35 cm to 1 m.
- Petiole often much shorter than the blade.
- The blade has a lanceolate outline, tapering at the base and apex, pinnatisect.
- Segments opposite or alternate, very numerous, acute, cordate and sessile at the base, sometimes reaching 20 cm, serrulate.
- Sori linear, sometimes occupying 2/3 or 3/4 of the segment length.
- Indusial margin entire (whole).
Fructification during summer and autumn.

Fr: -Rhizome rampant, couvert de paillettes brunes. Frondes 35 cm. à 1 m.
-Pétiole souvent bien plus court que le limbe.
-Celui-ci à contour lancéolé, atténué à la base et au sommet, pennatiséqué.
-Segments opposés ou alternes, très nombreux, aigus, cordés et sessiles à la base, atteignant parfois 20 cm., serrulés.
-Sores linéaires, occupant parfois les 2/3 ou les 3/4 de la longueur du segment.
-Marge indusiante entière.
- Fructification a lieu de l'été jusqu'en automne.
Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve
 
Date: April 2009
Location: Nahr Ibrahim
Photo: Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat
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Date: April 18, 2021
Location: Chouwane, Jabal Moussa
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Date: April 18, 2021
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Date: April 18, 2021
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Date: April 18, 2021
Location: Chouwane, Jabal Moussa
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Date: April 18, 2021
Location: Chouwane, Jabal Moussa
Photo: Yumna Zeineh
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