[Cliff-brakes: The Genus Pellaea in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Purple Cliffbrake, Purple Cliff Brake, Purple-stemmed Cliffbrake

Pellaea atropurpurea

Synonyms: Pteris atropurpurea; Pellaea atropurpurea var. cristata

Purple Cliffbrake, Purple Cliff Brake, Purple-stemmed Cliffbrake: Pellaea atropurpurea (Synonyms: Pteris atropurpurea; Pellaea atropurpurea var. cristata)

What appears to be purple cliffbrake as seen along the Long Canyon Trail several miles northwest of Sedona, AZ.......March 19, 2015.
Paul Slichter