Pteris vittata - Images and description. A Fern that Hyperaccumulates Arsenic - Article in Nature February 2001. Arsenic Hyperaccumulating Ferns - Outlines research into the means by which Pteris vittata takes up arsenic, and the use of the fern for phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated sites. Effects of Arsenic Concentrations by the Hyperaccumulator Ladder Brake - Abstract of article in the Journal of Environmental Quality 31(2) March 2002. Arsenic Accumulation in the Hyperaccumulator Chinese Brake - Abstract of article in the Journal of Environmental Quality 31(5) September 2002. Ladder brake: Pteris vittata - Entry in invasive and exotic species of North America, a joint project of The Bugwood Network, USDA Forest Service and USDA APHIS PPQ. Characterization of rbcS Genes in the Fern Pteris vittata and their Photoregulation - Abstract of paper published in Planta 206:204-214 (1998).The full text of the article is available to subscribers. Pteris vittata L. - Includes taxonomic information, mapped distribution in Florida, and photographic image. Mechanisms of Arsenic Hyperaccumulation in Pteris vittata - Uptake kinetics, interactions with phosphate, and arsenic speciation. Abstract of article in Plant Physiology 130(3) November 2002.