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Pteris cretica (Cretan Brake) |
Pteris cretica (PTERIDACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Pteris creticaL.
Published in L., Mantissa 130 (1767) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Pteridaceae
E.D.M. Kirchn (The Fern Family)
4 species from the Pteridaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Cretan Brake, Ribbon Fern | Maltese name(s) : | Pteris | Status for Malta : | Casual or accidental alien species introduced in Malta rather recently and which is short-lived or resticted in small populations for a short time without becoming widespread. | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare
Very Rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: HEMICRYPTOPHYTE (prostate plants with flowers close to the ground)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | All year | Colour of Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Rhizome short-creeping; scales small, dark brown. Petiole up to c. 30 cm, light brown; lamina up to c. 40 cm, ovate; pinnae 1-7 pairs, linear, simple (except for lowest 1 or 2 pairs which may be forked), serrate at the apex; sterile pinnae serrulate, slightly wider than fertile. Sori occupying entire margin except for the apex; indusium reflexed and inconspicuous when mature. |
Chromosome number: |
2n=58 |
Distributional range: |
C. Mediterranean region and N. Italy one station in S. Greece often cultivated for ornament, and locally naturalized. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Corse, Doubtful in Crete, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Greece, Switzerland, Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta, Introduced in the Azores, Britain (excl. Northern Ireland and Channel islands), the Netherlands, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Hungary |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
Ab(A) Ag Co -Cr Ga(F) Gg(D) Gr He Hs It -LS -Sa Si(S) Tu(A) Uk [Az(M T) aBe(B) Br Ca(C) aGe aHb(E) aHo Hs(S) Hu aSi(M) aUk(K)] |
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