Wright's Cliff Brake (Pellaea ternifolia)

Note: the plant in this image has recently been identified as Pellaea truncata, not P ternifolia.

DESCRIPTION: Grows to 15" tall. Bipinnately compound frond. Each pinna (leaflet) has a slightly wavy margin that is rolled under. Adiantaceae or Polypodiaceae (Fern) Family.
NATURAL HISTORY: Grows on rocky slopes between 4000 and 8000'.

	*Wright's Cliff Brake (Pellaea ternifolia)*
*Note: the plant in this image has recently been identified as Pellaea truncata, not P ternifolia.* DESCRIPTION: Grows to 15" tall. Bipinnately compound frond. Each pinna (leaflet) has a slightly wavy margin that is rolled under. Adiantaceae or Polypodiaceae (Fern) Family. NATURAL HISTORY: Grows on rocky slopes between 4000 and 8000'.