Pteris vittata L.
Ladder brake
Fern that grows terrestrially or on the surfaces of rocks produces short-creeping rhizomes covered in narrow brown scales leaves compound 20 cm Hight, leaflets oblong-lance shaped with a terminal leaflet at the tip
It is grown in gardens for its attractive appearance, or used in pollution control schemes: it is known to be a hyperaccumulator plant of arsenic used in phytoremediation.
Ptewris diversifolia Sw
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