Brake ferns 1
Pteris, Pellaea
Family Pteridaceae, page 1
A large group of ferns characterised by having groups of sporangia (sori) most frequently on the margins of leaflets (pinnae). Sori may be covered or uncovered.
Page 2: Adiantum (maidenhair ferns)
Pteris comans, coastal brake fern - Fronds are leathery, 20-120 cm long and have narrow, tapering to bluntly pointed ultimate leaflets. Found in the upper half of the North Island. (photo, Larry Jensen) |
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Pteris macilenta, titipo, sweet fern - A fern with broad, oval 20-120 cm long, lacey fronds. Found in the North Island. (photo, Larry Jensen) |
Pteris macilenta lower surface of frond - Leaflets are tapering to bluntly pointed and sori are protected beneath enrolled leaflet margins. (photo, Iain MacDonald) |
Pellaea falcata - A fern with erect 20-50 cm long, once divided fronds. Found on the Kermadec Islands, Three Kings Islands and the North Island. (photo, Larry Jensen) |
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