Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (paintere@west.net).
| Taxon | Pentagramma pallida |
| group | Ferns |
| Family | Pteridaceae |
| Family common name(s) | brake; brake-fern; brake fern; brakefern; cliff brake fern |
| Genus common name(s) | gold-back fern; goldback fern; goldfern; gold fern; gold-fern; silver-back fern; silverback fern |
| Species common name(s) | pale silver-back fern; pale silver back fern; pale silverback fern |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | silverback fern, silver-back fern, silver back fern, whiteback fern, white-back fern, white back fern are applied to multiple Pteridaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Pityrogramma pallida (Weath.) K.A. Grant & V.E. Grant; Pityrogramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Maxon var. pallida Weath. |
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