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Pentagramma triangularis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Class
  
Polypodiopsida

Family
  
Pteridaceae

Scientific name
  
Pentagramma triangularis

Division
  
Pteridophyta

Order
  
Polypodiales

Genus
  
Pentagramma

Rank
  
Species

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Pellaea mucronata, Pellaea andromedifolia, Adiantum jordanii, Dryopteris arguta, Polypodium californicum

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

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

Pentagramma triangularis Goldback Fern Pentagramma triangularis ssp triangularis

Selected subspecies

Pentagramma triangularis Pentagramma triangularis var viscosa Sticky Gold Back Fern plant

  • P. triangularis subsp. maxonii (Weath.) Yatsk. et al. — Maxon's gold back fern; Southern California
  • P. triangularis ssp. semipallida (J. Howell) G. Yatsk. et al. — pale gold back fern
  • P. triangularis subsp. triangularis
  • P. triangularis subsp. viscosa (D.C. Eaton) Yatsk. et al. — sticky gold back fern; endemic So. California chaparral, Channel Islands Calflora: P. triangularis subsp. viscosa

    • Pentagramma triangularis Wildflowers NPS SAMO NRA Pentagramma triangularis ssp

    Pentagramma triangularis Pityrogramma triangularis Goldenback Fern

    Pentagramma triangularis Goldenback Fern Pentagramma triangularis

    References

    Pentagramma triangularis Wikipedia
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