Notholaena californica
D. C. Eaton
California cloak fern
Notholaena californica is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Jepson eFlora section:
fern
USDA PLANTS group:
Fern
Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub
[Wikipedia] Chemotypes, Subspecies: The fern comes in two chemotypes which can be distinguished by the color of the farina, white or yellow, and the two are rarely found growing together. The two chemotypes are sometimes treated as subspecies. Subspecies Notholaena californica ssp. californica. Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges Notholaena californica ssp. leucophylla. Endemic to northwest San Gabriel Mountains, east San Jacinto Mountain. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
