Species Details

Pentagramma rebmanii

Rebman's silverback fern

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Scientific Name:
Pentagramma rebmanii (Winner & M.G. Simpson) Schuettp. & Windham
Common Name:
Rebman's silverback fern
Family: Pteridaceae
Element Code: PPADI0Q030
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period:
JFMAMJJASOND
Elevation:
175 - 1760 meters
575 - 5775 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Riparian woodland
Microhabitat Details: Seeps and other seasonally moist sites on ± shaded, generally north-facing, rocky slopes or canyon bottoms.
Microhabitat:
  • Clay (sometimes)
  • Decomposed granitic (sometimes)
  • Gabbroic (sometimes)
  • Granitic (often)
  • Mesic
  • Rock crevices (sometimes)
  • Rocky (often)
  • Seeps
  • Slopes
  • Streambanks
Notes:
Threats:
Potentially threatened by development.
Taxonomy:
Rare, unnamed polyploids resemble this diploid species. Pentagramma rebmanii has a dense, white farina (powdery-waxy secretion) on the lower leaf surface but differs from other Pentagramma taxa in having sparse, white farina on the upper leaf surface as well.
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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CNPS Status Review: Pentagramma rebmanii: Proposed Addition to CRPR 1B.3 (2024)
Original Description: Madroño 54(4): 345 (2008)
Revised Nomenclature: Systematic Botany 40(3): 641 (2015)
Revised Nomenclature: Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 17(1): 28 (2023)