Jim Conrad's Naturalist Notes
from summer, 2005, in California's Sierra Nevada Foothills

GOLD FERN
Gold Fern, Pityrogramma triangularis
Pityrogramma triangularis

This fern specializes in rocky areas and often growns in rock crevices.

Gold Fern, Pityrogramma triangularis

The "gold" part of the fern isn't apparent until you turn over the frond and see the yellow to white, powdery surface, as shown below. The fronds are up to a foot long, triangular, and the stalk is slender, stiff and black.

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