Pteridaceae

Intermediate cliffbrake

Pellaea intermedia Mett.

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pellaea

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Intermediate cliffbrake: Pellaea intermedia , near the end of Silver Creek Road, west side of the Black Range, Grant County, New Mexico, 3 Sep 2011. — Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Intermediate cliffbrake

Synonyms

Cassebeera intermedia (Mett.) Farw.
Hemionitis horokana Christenh.
Pellaea flexuosa var. sagittata E.Fourn.
Pellaea intermedia f. pubescens (Mett.) M.Broun
Pellaea intermedia var. pubescens Mett.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, 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.