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Thickleaf Brake (Pteris deflexa)

Description

Pteris deflexa is a species botanical of fern of the genus Pteris with a cosmopolitan distribution , native to Central and South America . Frequent in walls, caves and banks of streams. It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant . It is a shrub that usually covers the soil completely. It is threatened by loss of habitat .

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Pteridophyta

        • Class: Polypodiopsida

          • Order: Polypodiales

            • Family: Pteridaceae

              • Genus: Pteris