Elephantleaf Brake

Pteris grandifolia L.

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Pteris grandifolia (Elephantleaf Brake) is a species of perennial herb in the family Pteridaceae. They are native to Puerto Rico and The Contiguous United States. They have pinnate leaves. They have alternation of generations.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25501895
Definition: type of compound leaf, where leaflets arise at multiple points along a common axis

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/alternatingReproduction
Definition: Organisms with a life cycle that features alternation of generations with sexual and asexual reproduction.

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EOL has data for 12 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Brazil
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3469034
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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waterfall
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000040
- Definition: A sudden descent of water over a step or ledge in the bed of a river.
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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non-wetland
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nwpl_upl
- Definition: non-wetland terrestrial habitat
- Attribution: Lichvar, R.W. and Minkin, P. 2008. Concepts and procedures for updating the National Wetland Plant List. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory ERDC/CRREL TN-08-3, http://rsgisias.crrel.usace.army.mil/NWPL/static/cfg/doc/pdl_2013_pub/National/NWPL_Phytoneuron_2013.pdf
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leaf arrangement
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0006014
- Definition: phyllotaxy. A leaf morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is the arrangement of the leaves on the shoot of a plant.
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close/approximate
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/close
- Definition: borne close together, but not fused
- Attribution: https://biolwww.usask.ca/rareplants_sk/root/htm/en/researcher/5_gloss.php#R
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Leaf Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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pinnate
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25501895
- Definition: type of compound leaf, where leaflets arise at multiple points along a common axis
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leaf venation shape
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000562
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catadromous (leaves)
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/catadromous
- Definition: a venation pattern in which the first vein in a given segment arises on the side of the leaf segment toward the base
- Attribution: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/glossary/glossary-details/?irn=429
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life cycle habit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0002725
- Definition: Determined for type of life cycle being annual, biennial, perennial etc.
- Comment: The life cycle habit indicates the typical duration of an individual plant's life. Common values are annual, biennial, and perennial. Some plants have different durations depending on environment or location, so a plant can have more than one value.
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perennial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
- Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Puerto Rico
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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reproduction
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000003
- Definition: The production of new individuals that contain some portion of genetic material inherited from one or more parent organisms
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alternation of generations
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/alternatingReproduction
- Definition: Organisms with a life cycle that features alternation of generations with sexual and asexual reproduction.
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spore arrangement
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/sporeArrangement
- Definition: The important feature of homospory is the four fold division involved in spore production, this takes the form of either a tetrahedra which gives a trilete (Y shaped scar) spore or a tetragon which gives a monolete (single linear scar) spore.
- Attribution: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/spore.html
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trilete
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/trilete
- Definition: spores bearing a Y shaped scar, indicating that they were arranged in a tetrahedral spore tetrad
- Attribution: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/GeolSci/micropal/spore.html
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of elephantleaf brake. View this species on GBIF

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