Cryptogramma
parsley-fern, rock-brake
3 species
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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
