Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Pteris vittata L.
Family : PTERIDACEAE
Genus : Pteris
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca.
General distribution : Paleotropical
Flowering time : July. August. September. October.
Life-forms : Geophyte.
Habitat : Walls, ditches, streams and humid rock creviceses.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A very characteristic fern, with a very large lamina (150 cm.). The pinnae are numerous, (15-55) not divided, linear, sharp, margin serrate auricled at the base. This a very characteristic plant and it’s difficult to mistake it for another fern due to its large size and numerous and undivided pinnae.
