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Gold fern
Pentagramma triangularis 1.jpg
Scientific classification
Genus:
Pentagramma
Species:
triangularis
Synonyms
  • Ceropteris triangularis (Kaulf.) Underw.
  • Gymnogramma triangularis Kaulf.
  • Gymnopteris triangularis Underw.
  • Hemionitis triangularis (Kaulf.) Christenh.
  • Neurogramma triangularis Diels
  • Pityrogramma triangularis Maxon

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

Subspecies

  • P. triangularis subsp. semipallida (J. Howell) G. Yatsk. et al. — pale gold back fern
  • P. triangularis subsp. triangularis

Some taxa formerly considered subspecies of P. triangularis have been raised to species rank in Pentagramma.

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