Pteridaceae
Wright's cliffbrake
Pellaea wrightiana
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Pellaea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wright's cliffbrake
Synonyms
- Cheilanthes mucronata var. wrightiana (Hook.) T.Moore
- Hemionitis wrightiana (Hook.) Christenh.
- Pellaea ternifolia var. wrightiana (Hook.) A.F.Tryon
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, 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.