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Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych et al. v.maxonii (Weatherby) Yatskievych et al.

Goldback Fern

Life form2, 3: fern
Habitat: mountains
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: basal
leaf format3: pinnately bipinnatifid
leaf shape3: triangular
leaf surface3: glandular
leaf margin3: pinnatifid
Flower color2: no flowers
Flowering period2: non-flowering
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Pteridaceae (brake family)
Synonym(s)1: Pityrogramma triangularis v.maxonii
Status: uncommon
Locations where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Barry M. Goldwater Range

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