Spider Brake

Pteris multifida

Poir. Species

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Botanical name
Pteris multifida
Also known as
Spider Brake, Spider Fern
Family
Pteridaceae
Genus
Pteris
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Spider Brake

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Pteris multifida but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Pteris multifida f. serrulata Pteris serrulata Pteris serrulata Pteris serrulata unranked angusta Pteris serrulata var. variegata Pycnodoria multifida Pycnodoria multifida

Others in Pteris

Pteris pallens
Pteris praetermissa
Pteris × exspectata
Pteris actiniopteroides
Pteris adscensionis
Pteris altissima
Pteris tremula
Trembling Brake
Pteris verticillata

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