Maidenhair Ferns

maidenhair fern family

California maidenhair fern is a two-foot-tall by one-foot-wide, stress-deciduous maidenhair fern that is native to Yuba and Sutter Counties and typically grows at elevations below 3,500 feet. It is most often found on shaded hillsides in all four of the local native plant communities: central oak woodland, valley grassland, yellow pine forest, and riparian forest. It grows on soil, rocks, or trees, prefers full shade, and is equally likely to grow in wetlands or non-wetlands.

You can read more about it at the Theodore Payne Wiki and the Las Pilitas Nursery website.
You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, and Picasa.
You can find out where to buy it at the California Native Plant Link Exchange.

Unlike most ferns, bird's foot cliffbrake (Pellaea mucronata) grows in full sun, primarily on rocks. Photo by queerbychoice.

Bird's foot cliffbrake fern is a one-foot-tall by one-foot-wide, deciduous maidenhair fern that is native to Yuba and Sutter Counties and typically grows at elevations below 8,500 feet. It is most often found in dry, rocky areas in central oak woodland, valley grassland, or yellow pine forest. It grows primarily on rocks and prefers full sun.

You can read more about it at the Theodore Payne Wiki and the Las Pilitas Nursery website.
You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, and Picasa.
You can find out where to buy it at the California Native Plant Link Exchange.

Goldenback fern (Pentagramma triangularis) prefers full shade, as most ferns do. Photo by queerbychoice.

Goldenback fern is a one-foot-tall, deciduous maidenhair fern that is native to Yuba and Sutter Counties and typically grows at elevations below 7,500 feet. It is found in central oak woodland, valley grassland, or yellow pine forest. It grows on soil, rocks, or trees, and prefers full shade.

You can read more about it at the Theodore Payne Wiki and the Las Pilitas Nursery website.
You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, and Picasa.
You can find out where to buy it at the California Native Plant Link Exchange.

Coffee cliffbrake is a one- to two-foot-tall by one- to two-foot-wide, deciduous maidenhair fern that is native to Yuba and Sutter Counties and typically grows at elevations below 6,000 feet. It is most often found in dry, rocky areas in central oak woodland, valley grassland, or yellow pine forest. It grows primarily on rocks and prefers full shade.

You can read more about it at the Theodore Payne Wiki and the Las Pilitas Nursery website.
You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, and Picasa.
You can find out where to buy it at the California Native Plant Link Exchange.

California lacefern is a maidenhair fern that is native to Sutter County and typically grows at elevations below 2,500 feet. It is most often found on sloping rocks in central oak woodland, valley grassland, or yellow pine forest. It grows primarily on rocks and prefers full shade.

You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, Picasa.
You can find out where to buy it at the California Native Plant Link Exchange.

Western five-finger maidenhair fern is a one-foot-tall, evergreen maidenhair fern that is native to Yuba County and typically grows at elevations below 10,000 feet. It is found in yellow pine forest or riparian forest. It grows on soil, rocks, or trees, prefers full shade, tolerates serpentine, and is equally likely to grow in wetlands or non-wetlands.

You can read more about it at the Theodore Payne Wiki.
You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, Picasa.
You can find out where to buy it at the California Native Plant Link Exchange.

Lace lipfern is a maidenhair fern that is native to Yuba County and typically grows at elevations below 9,000 feet. It is found in yellow pine forest. It grows primarily on rocks and prefers full shade.

You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, and Picasa.
You can find out where to buy it at the California Native Plant Link Exchange.

Coville's lipfern is a one-foot-tall by one-foot-wide, stress-deciduous maidenhair fern that is native to Sutter County and typically grows at elevations between 1,500 and 9,000 feet. It is most often found on limestone cliffs and crevices in yellow pine forest. It grows primarily on rocks and prefers full shade.

You can read more about it at the Theodore Payne Wiki.
You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, and Picasa.
You can find out where to buy it at the California Native Plant Link Exchange.

Indian's dream lacefern is a maidenhair fern that is native to Yuba County and typically grows at elevations between 5,000 and 9,000 feet. It is most often found on rocky ridges in yellow pine forest. It grows primarily on rocks, prefers full shade, and tolerates serpentine.

You can see pictures of it at CalPhotos, Flickr, and Picasa.
You can find out where to buy it at the California Native Plant Link Exchange.