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Cretan Brake

Ferns and Fern Allies

Cretan brake, Pteris cretica, is a fern of the family Pteridaceae native to a broad range spanning southern Europe, Africa and Asia despite the Mediterranean island implied by its common name and species epithet. It is one of the most widely cultivated ferns in the world, valued as a houseplant and greenhouse ornamental for its arching, variously variegated fronds, and numerous cultivated varieties with crested or striped foliage have been selected from it.

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Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Scientific Name

Pteris cretica 1

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 5

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Cretan Brake

In Ecosystem

Mediterranean Basin

Source Wikipedia: Pteris cretica

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Sources

1. Wikipedia: Pteris cretica

Wikipedia

Wikidata Q2050113 (P225 taxon name)
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 316734
Pteris cretica, the Cretan brake, ribbon fern, or Cretan brake fern, is a species of evergreen fern in the family Pteridaceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.
Introduced range
Pteris cretica is a neophyte introduced into the USA distributed via Mexico, Central America and Caribbean Islands to Colombia and Peru, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, the Azores.
In Ecosystem: Mediterranean Basin, Distribution
cretica is native in an area from the Mediterranean to tropical Asia, in Africa, in Madagascar and on the Atlantic islands.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. NatureServe Explorer: Pteris cretica

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Pteris cretica

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5275404, category field

Quote, GBIF taxon key 5275404, category field

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Cretan Brake

Wikidata Q2050113, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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