Pentagramma pallida Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pentagramma pallida (Weath.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw.

Silver back fern

Pentagramma pallida is a fern that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Genus:	Pentagramma
Family:	Pteridaceae
Category:	fern
PLANTS group:	Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Pityrogramma pallida
JEF + PLANTS	Pityrogramma triangularis var. pallida
POWO	Hemionitis pallida

Information about Pentagramma pallida from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PEPA40) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/03/2025).