Pentagramma triangularis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Pentagramma |
| Species: | P. triangularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw.
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Pentagramma triangularis is a fern, commonly known as goldback fern, native to Western North America, including California.[2]
It is commonly found in mixed evergreen and oak forests, occasionally on dry brushy slopes, and prefers shaded areas[3]
Subspecies[]
- P. triangularis subsp. semipallida (J. Howell) G. Yatsk. et al. — pale gold back fern [4]
- P. triangularis subsp. triangularis
Some taxa formerly considered subspecies of P. triangularis have been raised to species rank in Pentagramma.
References[]
- ^ "Hemionitis triangularis (Kaulf.) Christenh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ Calflora . accessed 2.12.2013
- ^ K. Lyons and Cuneo-Lazaneo, M.B. 1988. Plants of the Coast Redwood Region. Shoreline Press, Soquel, CA.
- ^ Calflora: Pentagramma triangularis ssp. semipallida'
External links[]
- Calflora database: Pentagramma triangularis
- USDA Plants Profile for Pentagramma triangularis (goldback fern)
- Jepson Manual Treatment for Pentagramma triangularis
- Pentagramma triangularis — UC Photo gallery
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Categories:
- Pteridaceae
- Ferns of California
- Ferns of Mexico
- Ferns of the United States
- Flora of the Northwestern United States
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of British Columbia
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Ferns of the Americas
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