Pteridaceae

Goldback fern

Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E.Wollenw.

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pentagramma

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Goldback fern (Pentagramma triangularis) — LeavesPhoto: Amelia Tauber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Goldback fern

Characteristics

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

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Amelia Tauber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.