goldback fern

Pentagramma triangularis

Member of lip fern subfamily (subfamily Cheilanthoideae)
brake family (family Pteridaceae)
leptosporangiate ferns (subclass Polypodiidae)
ferns (class Polypodiopsida)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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• 3–4-pinnate (blobby lobes at 4th level, if present)
• underside is significantly gold/brown.

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Chris’s observations: 7 (6 are research grade)

Locations:

• Lake Chabot RP: 3
• Calero CP
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• Nisene Marks SP
• Stevens Creek CP

Months:

• Feb.: 1
• Mar.: 0
• Apr.: 2
• May: 0
• Jun.: 1
• Jul.: 0
• Aug.: 1
• Sep.: 0
• Oct.: 0
• Nov.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora