Ferns of Coronado National Memorial
black maidenhair fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris, the Southern maidenhair fern, black maidenhair fern, and venus hair fern, is a species of ferns in the genus Adiantum with a subcosmopolitan worldwide distribution. It is cultivated as a popular garden fern and houseplant.
Notholaena standleyi
Notholaena standleyi, also known as Star Cloak Fern and Standley's Cloak Fern, is a fern that is native to the United States and Mexico. It is a member of the Notholaena genus, which is part of the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of Pteridaceae family. It is distinguished by the pentagonal shape formed by the blades of its frond, a property other members of the ...more ↓
purple-stem cliffbrake
This is a fern, P. atropurpurea, commonly known as purple-stem cliffbrake or just purple cliffbrake. Brake is an old word for fern, related to the word bracken. Like many other members of the Pteridaceae, it is a rock plant, needing a calcareous substrate.
