Chinese Brake Fern (Pteris vittata), also known as Ladder Brake, is a tall, elegant fern famous for its ability to hyperaccumulate arsenic from contaminated soils.
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Pteris (TARE-iss) |
| Species: | vittata (vy-TAH-tuh) |
Fronds are 50–100 cm long, pinnate, with long, linear pinnae arranged like a ladder. Stipes are straw-colored. Sori are continuous along the pinna margins under the recurved leaf edge.
Native to Asia, now pantropical. Grows in moist, shady sites, often on walls. In gardens, easy in shade with moisture. Used in phytoremediation projects for arsenic-contaminated sites.
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