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''Pteris vittata'' (commonly known as brake fern) was discovered to have the ability to "hyperaccumulate" (absorb large amounts of) [[arsenic]] from soil. The fern was growing at a central [[Florida]] site contaminated with large amounts of [[copper arsenate]] in the soil. Dr. Lena Q. Ma of the [[University of Florida]] later discovered that it had hyperaccumulated considerable amounts of arsenic from the soil. The discovery may lead to the use of ''pterisPteris vittata'' as a potential [[bioremediation]] plant. [http://lqma.ifas.ufl.edu/PUBLICATION/MA-01A.PDF]

<ref name=Christenhusz-2011>[http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00019p054.pdf{{cite Christenhuszjournal ''et al.'', 2011]| first1=Maarten J. M. | last1=Christenhusz, | first2=Xian-Chun | last2=Zhang &| Heraldfirst3=Harald | last3=Schneider: "| title=A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns," ''| journal=[[Phytotaxa,'']] | '''volume=19''': 7-54| (pages=7–54 | date=18 Feb.February 2011) | url=http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00019p054.pdf | issn=1179-3163}}</ref>