Latin name: Pellaea mucronata (D. Eaton) D. Eaton
  var. mucronata
  Pronunciation: pel-EE-a moo-kro-NAY-ta

  Common name: Bird's-foot fern
  Family: Pteridaceae (Brake)
  Habitat: Dry rocky places mostly below 6000'
  throughout cismontane California and occasional
  on the deserts

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  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Pellaea
  2) mucronata
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