Pellaea mucronata Bird's Foot Fern

Identification

Genus: Pellaea Species: mucronata Variety: Cultivar:

Common name: Bird's Foot Fern.

Description

One tough fern, 1/2 to 1' ft. tall. Native throughout Calif.. Tolerant of wind, sun, drought, partial shade, some summer water. This plant grows in full unprotected rock cracks above the nursery I know have reached 130 deg.. (It was 118 in the shade just below it.). The dec. 1990 frost froze most things off this slope but the ferns look better than ever.(?!) The dried fronds were used in tea to treat tuberculosis and colds. This fern would be perfect in a rock wall placed in a wildland garden.

Characteristics

Pellaea mucronata Bird's Foot Fern's foliage type is deciduous and is edible.
Pellaea mucronata Bird's Foot Fern's flower color is na.

Communities

Communities for Pellaea mucronata Bird's Foot Fern:Chaparral, Mixed-evergreen Forest and Coastal Sage Scrub.

Ranges for Pellaea mucronata

ph:	6.00 to 8.00
usda:	5 to 10
height[m]:	0.10 to 0.50
width[m]:	0.10 to 0.50
rainfall[cm]:	37.00 to 101.00

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