Pentagramma triangularis

Pentagramma triangularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pentagramma
Species: P. triangularis
Binomial name
Pentagramma triangularis
(Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw.

Pentagramma triangularis is a fern, commonly known as goldback fern, native to Western North America, including California. [1]

It is commonly found in mixed evergreen and oak forests, occasionally on dry brushy slopes, and prefers shaded areas[2]

Selected subspecies

References

  1. Calflora . accessed 2.12.2013
  2. K. Lyons and Cuneo-Lazaneo, M.B. 1988. Plants of the Coast Redwood Region. Shoreline Press, Soquel, CA.
  3. Calflora: P. triangularis subsp. maxonii
  4. Calflora: Pentagramma triangularis ssp. semipallida'

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