Pteridaceae
Ovateleaf cliffbrake
Pellaea ovata
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Pellaea
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Pellaea ovataPteridaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Ovateleaf cliffbrake
Synonyms
- Allosorus flexuosus (Kaulf. ex Schltdl. & Cham.) Kaulf.
- Hemionitis ovata (Desv.) Christenh.
- Pellaea cordata var. flexuosa (Schltdl. & Cham.) Baker
- Pellaea flexuosa (Kaulf. ex Schltdl. & Cham.) Link
- Platyloma flexuosum (Kaulf. ex Schltdl. & Cham.) J.Sm.
- Pteris flexuosa Kaulf. ex Schltdl. & Cham.
- Pteris ovata Desv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.