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Pellaea mucronata

 
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Family: Adiantaceae
Genus: Pellaea (pe-LEE-uh) (Info)
Species: mucronata (muh-kron-AH-tuh) (Info)

Synonym:Allosorus mucronatus
Synonym:Pellaea longimucronata
Synonym:Pellaea ornithopus
Synonym:Pellaea wrightiana var. longimucronata

Category:
Ferns

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Deciduous

Other details:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
This plant is resistant to deer

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From spores

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Neutral Cretaceous On Mar 24, 2007, Cretaceous from El Cerrito, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

Native to the USA (Arizona, California, Oregon, and Nevada), and Baja California and Coahuila, Mexico.

Hard to find in nurseries.



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