Fern Encyclopedia

Pellaea rotundifolia (Button Fern, Round-leaved...

Pellaea rotundifolia, the Button Fern, is a drought-tolerant New Zealand native with distinctive round, leathery pinnae arranged along dark wiry stems — a fern that thrives on neglect rather than...

Pellaea rotundifolia (Button Fern, Round-leaved...

Pellaea rotundifolia, the Button Fern, is a drought-tolerant New Zealand native with distinctive round, leathery pinnae arranged along dark wiry stems — a fern that thrives on neglect rather than...

Pellaea ovata (Ovate Cliff Brake)

Pellaea ovata, the Ovate Cliff Brake, is a drought-tolerant calcicole fern of the limestone landscapes of the American Southwest and Mexican highlands. Broadly ovate pinnules on dark wiry stipes arise...

Pellaea ovata (Ovate Cliff Brake)

Pellaea ovata, the Ovate Cliff Brake, is a drought-tolerant calcicole fern of the limestone landscapes of the American Southwest and Mexican highlands. Broadly ovate pinnules on dark wiry stipes arise...

Pellaea boivinii (Boivin's Cliff Brake)

Pellaea boivinii, Boivin's Cliff Brake, is a compact and drought-tolerant fern from the rocky landscapes of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Rounded, coriaceous pinnae on dark wiry stipes arise in...

Pellaea boivinii (Boivin's Cliff Brake)

Pellaea boivinii, Boivin's Cliff Brake, is a compact and drought-tolerant fern from the rocky landscapes of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Rounded, coriaceous pinnae on dark wiry stipes arise in...

Pellaea mucronata (Bird's-foot Cliff Brake)

Pellaea mucronata, the Bird's-foot Cliff Brake, is a drought-adapted California native fern of rocky outcrops and cliff faces, distinguished by its unique bird's-foot arrangement of mucronate pinnules on wiry dark...

Pellaea mucronata (Bird's-foot Cliff Brake)

Pellaea mucronata, the Bird's-foot Cliff Brake, is a drought-adapted California native fern of rocky outcrops and cliff faces, distinguished by its unique bird's-foot arrangement of mucronate pinnules on wiry dark...

Pellaea andromedifolia (Coffee Cliff Brake, Cof...

Pellaea andromedifolia, the coffee cliff brake, is the signature xeric fern of California's rocky mediterranean landscapes, distinguished by bronze-tinted bipinnate fronds, dark chestnut wiry stipes, and an extraordinary tolerance of...

Pellaea andromedifolia (Coffee Cliff Brake, Cof...

Pellaea andromedifolia, the coffee cliff brake, is the signature xeric fern of California's rocky mediterranean landscapes, distinguished by bronze-tinted bipinnate fronds, dark chestnut wiry stipes, and an extraordinary tolerance of...

Pellaea calomelanos (Hard Fern, Blue Fern, Glau...

Pellaea calomelanos, the hard fern or blue cliff brake, is the signature Pellaea of sub-Saharan Africa and one of the most distinctive ornamental xeric ferns in the worldwide flora. Its...

Pellaea calomelanos (Hard Fern, Blue Fern, Glau...

Pellaea calomelanos, the hard fern or blue cliff brake, is the signature Pellaea of sub-Saharan Africa and one of the most distinctive ornamental xeric ferns in the worldwide flora. Its...