Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Ladder brake

Pteris vittata

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
Ferns of the Witwatersrand
Dec. 17, 2025, 7:08 a.m.
  • Near water
  • Shade

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (c) irisyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by irisyu source
  • (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael J. Papay source
  • (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael J. Papay source
  • (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael J. Papay source
  • (c) stinger, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by stinger source
  • no rights reserved, uploaded by natalie source
  • (c) Sean Daniels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sean Daniels source

Sources and references

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