Distribution
"Pteris vittata" is native and widespread in the paleotropics: found from the east, to the south tropical, and southern Africa; Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Transvaal in South Africa; Swaziland; Uganda; Zambia; and Zimbabwe); temperate and tropical Asia; and Australia, in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Western Australia."Pteris vittata" is often associated with limestone habitats. It may be seen growing on concrete structures and cracks, in buildings in the central business district and suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It is an introduced species in California, Texas, and the Southeastern United States.
A remnant population exists in the Italian peninsula, in Sicily, Calabria and Campania.
Habitat
"Pteris vittata" is native and widespread in the paleotropics: found from the east, to the south tropical, and southern Africa; Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Transvaal in South Africa; Swaziland; Uganda; Zambia; and Zimbabwe); temperate and tropical Asia; and Australia, in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Western Australia."Pteris vittata" is often associated with limestone habitats. It may be seen growing on concrete structures and cracks, in buildings in the central business district and suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It is an introduced species in California, Texas, and the Southeastern United States.
A remnant population exists in the Italian peninsula, in Sicily, Calabria and Campania.
Uses
Although it grows readily in the wild, "Pteris vittata" is sometimes cultivated. It is grown in gardens for its attractive appearance, or used in pollution control schemes: it is known to be a hyperaccumulator plant of arsenic used in phytoremediation.References:
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