[The Maidenhair Family (Pteridaceae) of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

American parsley fern as seen atop Sunrise Peak in the Dark Divide, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........September 12, 2014.

American parsley fern as seen on the east-facing slope of the terminal moraine of the Meade Glacier, about 100 meters west of the southernmost branch of the South Fork Conrad Creek, Goat Rocks Wilderness.........July 23, 2016.

American rockbrake as seen at left in a boulder field along the Klickitat Trail #7 between Jackpot Lake and Cispus Point, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........July 4, 2015. The fronds of this species persist over the winter and the dried remains can then be seen the next growth year. The photo at right shows American rockbrake on steep rocky slopes of Saddle Mt. in the northern Oregon Coast Range.........May 21, 2009.

American rockbrake seen at left in a lava field at the north side of Red Rock Pass, Mount Saint Helens National Monument.........June 9, 2015. The photo at right shows American rockbrake on gravelly balds along the Cone Peak Trail #3408, Willamette National Forest......July 17, 2023.