[Ferns of the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

California Cloak-fern

Notholaena californica

Synonym: Notholaena candida var. accessita

California Cloak-fern: Notholaena californica (Synonym: Notholaena candida var. accessita)

California cloak-ferns in a crack in granitic rock along the wash heading from Pinyon Canyon to Harper Flat, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.........March 27, 2011.

Upper frond surface of California Cloak-fern: Notholaena californica (Synonym: Notholaena candida var. accessita) - Lower frond surface of California Cloak-fern: Notholaena californica (Synonym: Notholaena candida var. accessita)

Upper frond surface (left) and lower frond surface (right) of California cloak-ferns in a crack in granitic rock along the wash heading from Pinyon Canyon to Harper Flat, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.........March 27, 2011.
Paul Slichter