Native plant · PTERIDACEAE
Pteris bahamensis
BAHAMA LADDER BRAKE; Bahama Brake
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Pteris bahamensis. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Pteris bahamensis
- Family
- PTERIDACEAE
- Genus
- Pteris
- Order
- POLYPODIALES
- Classification
- Pteridophytes
- Recorded status
- Native; Threatened-State
- Florida range
- South Florida · Florida Keys
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Miami-Dade; Collier; Monroe; Broward
Where documented in Florida
Miami-Dade; Collier; Monroe; Broward
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Pteris
- Pteris quadriaurita — STRIPED BRAKE
- Pteris x delchampsii — DELCHAMPS' LADDER BRAKE
Data provenance
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