Pentagramma viscosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pentagramma viscosa (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw. (D. C. Eaton) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw.

Sticky gold back fern

2014 Keir Morse

2024 Ron Vanderhoff

2014 Keir Morse

Pentagramma viscosa is a fern that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.

also called Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa


	Plant Range Observation Search ~245 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Pentagramma triangularis ssp. viscosa
JEF	Pityrogramma triangularis var. viscosa

Information about Pentagramma viscosa from other sources


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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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).