Pteridaceae
Maidenhair Fern Family
Synonyms:
Parkeriaceae [FNA2]
Vittariaceae [FNA2]
Vittariaceae [FNA2]
6 genera
13 species
3 subspecies and varieties
13 species
3 subspecies and varieties
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Adiantum aleuticum – maidenhair fern, northern maidenhair fern
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east sporadically to the Rocky Mountains, also in the Great Lakes region and northeastern North America.
Habitat: Moist woods and streambanks, from low to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east sporadically to the Rocky Mountains, also in the Great Lakes region and northeastern North America.
Habitat: Moist woods and streambanks, from low to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
• var. aleuticum – Aleutian maidenhair fern, western maidenhair fern
Aspidotis densa – Oregon , Indian's dream, podfern
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, western Wyoming, and northern Utah; disjunct in Quebec.
Habitat: Cliff crevices and moist, rocky slopes, foothills to near timberline, often on serpentine
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, western Wyoming, and northern Utah; disjunct in Quebec.
Habitat: Cliff crevices and moist, rocky slopes, foothills to near timberline, often on serpentine
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Cryptogramma acrostichoides – American parsley-fern, American rock-brake
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Great Lakes region, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Habitat: Cliff crevices and talus slopes at mid- to high elevations in the mountains
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Great Lakes region, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Habitat: Cliff crevices and talus slopes at mid- to high elevations in the mountains
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Cryptogramma cascadensis – Cascades parsley-fern, Cascades rock-brake
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Montana
Habitat: Cliff crevices and talus slopes at mid- to high elevations in the mountains, occasionally descending to sea level in humid areas.
Origin: Native
Spores: May-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Montana
Habitat: Cliff crevices and talus slopes at mid- to high elevations in the mountains, occasionally descending to sea level in humid areas.
Origin: Native
Spores: May-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Cryptogramma stelleri – fragile rock-brake, slender rock-brake, Steller's rock-brake
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in northern Washington; Alaska to northern Nevada, east to the Rocky Mountains; also in the Great Lakes region and northeastern North America.
Habitat: moist, shaded cliffs sand ledges, often on calcareous rocks, middle elevations to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in northern Washington; Alaska to northern Nevada, east to the Rocky Mountains; also in the Great Lakes region and northeastern North America.
Habitat: moist, shaded cliffs sand ledges, often on calcareous rocks, middle elevations to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Myriopteris gracilis – Fee's lace-fern, slender lace-fern, Fee's lip fern
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the midwestern U.S.
Habitat: Cliff crevices, especially on limestone, foothills to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the midwestern U.S.
Habitat: Cliff crevices, especially on limestone, foothills to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Myriopteris gracillima – lace lip fern
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest and in the Olympic Mountains in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to western Montana, Idaho, Nevada and Utah.
Habitat: Cliffs and rocky slopes from middle elevations to alpine.
Origin: Native
Spores: May-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest and in the Olympic Mountains in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to western Montana, Idaho, Nevada and Utah.
Habitat: Cliffs and rocky slopes from middle elevations to alpine.
Origin: Native
Spores: May-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Myriopteris intertexta – coastal lip fern
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; south-central Washington to California, east to Nevada.
Habitat: Rock faces and basalt outcroppings at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Spores: April-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; south-central Washington to California, east to Nevada.
Habitat: Rock faces and basalt outcroppings at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Spores: April-August
Growth Duration: Perennial
Pellaea brachyptera – Sierran cliffbrake
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest, where disjunct in Chelan County; otherwise, Lane County, OR to the Sierra Mountains of California.
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes from lowlands to montane.
Origin: Native
Spores: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest, where disjunct in Chelan County; otherwise, Lane County, OR to the Sierra Mountains of California.
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes from lowlands to montane.
Origin: Native
Spores: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
Pellaea breweri – Brewer's cliffbrake
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest In Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to western Montana, Utah, and Colorado.
Habitat: Talus slopes, cliff crevices and other rocky places, foothills to timberline.
Origin: Native
Spores: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest In Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to western Montana, Utah, and Colorado.
Habitat: Talus slopes, cliff crevices and other rocky places, foothills to timberline.
Origin: Native
Spores: June-September
Growth Duration: Perennial
Pellaea gastonyi – Gastony's cliff-brake
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; in scattered locations including southeastern British Columbia, Sasketchewan, South Dakota, and Missouri.
Habitat: cliff crevices, usually on limestone, montane to subalpine.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northeastern Washington; in scattered locations including southeastern British Columbia, Sasketchewan, South Dakota, and Missouri.
Habitat: cliff crevices, usually on limestone, montane to subalpine.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Pellaea glabella – smooth cliff-brake
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central British Columbia to Washington, east to the Rocky Mountains, and eastward to central and eastern North America.
Habitat: Cliff crevices, limestone or basalt, from lowlands to the montane.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central British Columbia to Washington, east to the Rocky Mountains, and eastward to central and eastern North America.
Habitat: Cliff crevices, limestone or basalt, from lowlands to the montane.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
• ssp. occidentalis – western smooth cliff-brake
• ssp. simplex – simple cliff-brake
Pentagramma triangularis – gold fern, gold-back fern
Distribution: Occurring mostly west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Vancouver Island to Baja California, east to southwestern Washington and adjacent Idaho.
Habitat: Rock crevices and open, rocky slopes in the valleys and foothills
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring mostly west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Vancouver Island to Baja California, east to southwestern Washington and adjacent Idaho.
Habitat: Rock crevices and open, rocky slopes in the valleys and foothills
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
