Pentagramma triangularis (Goldback Fern)

3/25/17 Dripping Springs Trail, Agua Tibia, 

Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Goldback Fern

SPECIES: Pentagramma triangularis

FAMILY: Pteridaceae (Brake Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/25/17

LOCATION: Dripping Springs Trail, Agua Tibia Wilderness, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Rhizome tip, scales without exudate. 

Leaf: blade adaxially glabrous, not sticky, margins not recurved; abaxially with generally yellow to cream (white) exudate; proximal pinnae 2--6(11) cm; distal pinnae, pinnules on basal side of proximal-most pinnae pinnately lobed. 

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Ecology: Common. Generally shaded, sometimes rocky or wooded areas; 

Elevation: < 2300 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: CA-FP, MP (caves in Lava Beds National Monument), SNE, DMtns; 

Distribution Outside California: to British Columbia, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Baja California. 

Jepson eFlora Author: Carl J. Rothfels, Ruth E.B. Kirkpatrick, Alan R. Smith, Thomas Lemieux & Edward Alverson