Australian brake vs Lays-back Fern

Pteris tremula compared with Pteris paleacea

Key Differences

• Australian brake is Not Evaluated while Lays-back Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian brake	Lays-back Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Pteridaceae	Pteridaceae
Genus same	Pteris	Pteris
Species	Pteris tremula	Pteris paleacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian brake and Lays-back Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pteris.

Conservation Status

Australian brake

NE — Not Evaluated

Lays-back Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian brake	Lays-back Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian brake

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and United States.

Lays-back Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Australian brake

The Australian brake (Pteris tremula) is a species in the genus Pteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Pteris tremula contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.