Latin name: Pteris vittata L.
  Pronunciation: TER-is vi-TAY-ta

  Common name: Ladder brake
  Family: Pteridaceae (Brake)
  Habitat: Naturalized from cultivation at around 1500',
  Eaton, San Dimas, Big Dalton and San Gabriel Cyns,
  native to China

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  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Pteris  2) vittata
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