| Common Name |
Bird's-foot cliffbrake, Bird's-foot fern |
| Latin Name |
Pellaea mucronata |
| Native Habitat |
Dry slopes 3,000 to 9,000 feet in California and Nevada |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 1 foot X 1 foot |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Green, fern-like |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Mountain, Ethnobotanical |
| Ornamental Value |
Fern-like, green fill or background |
| Nature Value |
Browsed by wildlife |
| Native American Uses |
Fronds used to make tea |
| Links |
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| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=6127 |
| Images and data |
http://hardyfernlibrary.com/ferns/listSpecies.cfm?Auto=163 |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/149133/ |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellaea_mucronata |
| Images |
http://www.plantdelights.com/Gallery/Arizona2004/22508_G |
| Data |
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200003501 |
| Images |
http://www.coestatepark.com/pellaea_mucronata_coe.htm |
| Distribution |
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=6571&flora_id=1 |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PEMUM |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/458.htm |
