Pteridaceae
Sierra cliffbrake
Pellaea brachyptera
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Pellaea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sierra cliffbrake
Synonyms
- Allosorus bellus Kuntze
- Allosorus brachypterus Kuntze
- Hemionitis brachyptera (T.Moore) Christenh.
- Pellaea bella Baker
- Pellaea ornithopus var. brachyptera (T.Moore) D.C.Eaton
- Platyloma bellum T.Moore
- Platyloma brachyptera T.Moore
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marcus Tamura, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Drew Meyer, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matthew McIntosh, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: marek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.