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goldback fern

Pentagramma triangularis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 1,240, February 1,292, March 1,701, April 2,073, May 1,214, June 820, July 702, August 715, September 908, October 927, November 1,193, December 1,022.
California16,172
United States14,659
British Columbia2,153
Canada2,058
Washington2,031
Oregon804
Nevada398
Arizona86
Mexico53
Baja California53

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
Familybrake family · Pteridaceae
GenusPentagramma

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