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Pellaea
Pellaea is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. The genus name is derived from the Greek word πελλος (pellos), meaning "dark," and refers to the brown stems. Many members of the genus are commonly known as cliffbrakes. They primarily grow in rocky habitats, including moist rocky canyons, slopes, and bluffs.
48 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Coffee Fern
speciesPellaea andromedifolia
purple-stem cliffbrake
speciesPellaea atropurpurea
bird's foot cliffbrake
speciesPellaea mucronata
Hard Fern
speciesPellaea calomelanos
smooth cliffbrake
speciesPellaea glabella
spiny cliff-brake
speciesPellaea truncata
Ovate-leaf Cliffbrake
speciesPellaea ovata
Button Fern
speciesPellaea rotundifolia
trans-Pecos cliffbrake
speciesPellaea ternifolia
Bridges' cliffbrake
speciesPellaea bridgesii
Sickle Fern
speciesPellaea falcata
heartleaf cliffbrake
speciesPellaea cordifolia
Wright's cliffbrake
speciesPellaea wrightiana
Brewer's cliffbrake
speciesPellaea breweri
heart fern
speciesPellaea paradoxa
Myrtle Fern
speciesPellaea pteroides
Dwarf Sickle Fern
speciesPellaea nana
hot rock fern
speciesPellaea calidirupium
Sierra cliffbrake
speciesPellaea brachyptera
intermediate cliffbrake
speciesPellaea intermedia
Gastony's cliffbrake
speciesPellaea gastonyi
Pellaea sagittata
speciesPellaea sagittata
Pellaea myrtillifolia
speciesPellaea myrtillifolia
Pellaea pectiniformis
speciesPellaea pectiniformis
Pellaea dura
speciesPellaea dura
Pellaea villosa
speciesPellaea villosa
Southern Cliffbreak
speciesPellaea leucomelas
Karoo Cliffbrake
speciesPellaea rufa
Pellaea oaxacana
speciesPellaea oaxacana
Boulder Cliffbrake
speciesPellaea boivinii
Lyngholm's cliffbrake
speciesPellaea lyngholmii
Pellaea doniana
speciesPellaea doniana
Pellaea reynoldsii
speciesPellaea reynoldsii
Pellaea angulosa
speciesPellaea angulosa
Pellaea × glaciogena
hybridPellaea × glaciogena
Pellaea notabilis
speciesPellaea notabilis
Pellaea tomentosa
speciesPellaea tomentosa
Pellaea longipilosa
speciesPellaea longipilosa
Pellaea ribae
speciesPellaea ribae
Pellaea × wagneri
hybridPellaea × wagneri
Pellaea pringlei
speciesPellaea pringlei
Pellaea tripinnata
speciesPellaea tripinnata
Pellaea striata
speciesPellaea striata
Pellaea timorensis
speciesPellaea timorensis
Pellaea ambigua
speciesPellaea ambigua
Pellaea angolensis
speciesPellaea angolensis
Pellaea prolifera
speciesPellaea prolifera
Pellaea regnelliana
speciesPellaea regnelliana
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 57232.