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Pentagramma
Pentagramma is a small genus of North American ferns. Until 1990 members of this genus were included in Pityrogramma, and agreement has not yet been reached regarding the species' taxonomy. There are one to three species, with two species commonly described and named Pentagramma pallida and P. triangularis.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
goldback fern
speciesPentagramma triangularis
San Diego Silverback Fern
speciesPentagramma glanduloviscida
Sticky goldback fern
speciesPentagramma viscosa
Rebman's Silverback Fern
speciesPentagramma rebmanii
Maxon's Goldback Fern
speciesPentagramma maxonii
Pale Silverback Fern
speciesPentagramma pallida
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52677.