[Cliff-brakes of the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Birdfoot Cliffbrake, Bird's Foot Fern

Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata

Synonyms: Pellaea longimucronata, Pellaea mucronata ssp. mucronata

Birdfoot Cliffbrake, Bird's Foot Fern: Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata (Synonyms: Pellaea longimucronata, Pellaea mucronata ssp. mucronata)

Birdfoot cliffbrake as seen along the Montezuma Valley Road just downhill to the south of Culp Valley, several miles southwest of Borrego Springs, CA.......March 29, 2011. It should be evident from this photo that this variety is 2-4 times pinnate.

Birdfoot Cliffbrake, Bird's Foot Fern: Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata (Synonyms: Pellaea longimucronata, Pellaea mucronata ssp. mucronata)

Birdfoot cliffbrake as seen at the base of a granitic rock in the wash of Hornblend Canyon upstream from San Diego County Route S-2, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.........March 26, 2011.

Birdfoot Cliffbrake, Bird's Foot Fern: Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata (Synonyms: Pellaea longimucronata, Pellaea mucronata ssp. mucronata) - Underside of the frond of Birdfoot Cliffbrake, Bird's Foot Fern: Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata (Synonyms: Pellaea longimucronata, Pellaea mucronata ssp. mucronata)

Birdfoot cliffbrake as seen between granitic boulders in the desert wash of Hornblend Canyon, located on the west side of Highway S-2 at about MP 26.1, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 30, 2010.
Paul Slichter