Pteridaceae

Maxon's goldback fern

Pentagramma maxonii (Weath.) Schuettp. & Windham

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pentagramma

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Maxon's goldback fern (Pentagramma maxonii) — Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Maxon's goldback fern

Synonyms

Pentagramma triangularis subsp. maxonii (Weath.) Yatsk., Windham & E.Wollenw.
Pentagramma triangularis subsp. maxonii (Weath.) Yatsk., Windham & Wollenw.
Pentagramma triangularis var. maxonii (Weath.) Tiehm
Pityrogramma triangularis subsp. maxonii (Weath.) Yatsk., Windham & E.Wollenw.

Photos

Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Sue Carnahan, 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). About our plant data.