Pteridaceae
Fragile rockbrake
Cryptogramma stelleri
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Cryptogramma
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 疏葉珠蕨, 稀叶珠蕨, 稀葉珠蕨, 史塔珠蕨, 疏叶珠蕨
- English
- Fragile rockbrake, Slender rockbrake, Steller's rockbrake
- French
- Cryptogramme de Steller
Synonyms
- Allosorus gracilis (Michx.) C.Presl
- Allosorus gracilis (Fée) Farw.
- Allosorus minutus Turcz. ex Trautv.
- Allosorus stelleri (S.G.Gmel.) Rupr.
- Cheilanthes gracilis (Michx.) Kaulf.
- Cryptogramma crispa var. japonica Miyabe & Kudô
- Cryptogramma gracilis (Michx.) Clute
- Pellaea gracilis (Michx.) Hook.
- Pellaea stelleri (S.G.Gmel.) Baker
- Pteris gracilis Michx.
- Pteris minuta Turcz.
- Pteris stelleri S.G.Gmel.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.