| Common Name |
Goldenback Fern |
| Latin Name |
Pityrogramma triangularis |
| Native Habitat |
Below 7,500 feet on shady, dry southern California slopes
(Often occurs with poison oak) |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam, low
to high organic content, well drained |
| Water |
Once per month |
| Height X Width |
2 feet x 2 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Green first year, often purple thereafter, golden on
bottom |
| Garden Suitability |
NA |
| Ornamental Value |
Attractive fern, black stems |
| Nature Value |
NA |
| Native American Uses |
NA |
| Links |
|
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_anno_query?query_src=&kwid=0024+3291+1998+0096 |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/521.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgsbird/2320085928/ |
| Images, distribution,
and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=6234 |
