Pteris argyraea Moore

Silver Brake

Fronds to more than 1 m long, divided twice. Blade wide, ovate with a silvery stripe running along the centre of each branch. Needs shelter and warmth.

Origin Uncertain.

Branches with a broad silver-white stripe running along the centre.

Source: Spencer, R. (1995). Pteridaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 1, Ferns, conifers & their allies. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Polypodiopsida
order     Polypodiales
family      Pteridaceae
genus       Pteris L.