Coffee Fern
Pteridaceae
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Protologue: Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 129 (1852)
Pronunciation: Pel-lae'-a an-dro-me-di-fò-li-a
Etymology: Greek, pellaios, "dark" + Greek mythology, Andromeda, daughter of Ethiopian King Cepheus
Jepson eFlora Treatment
SD County Synoptic Voucher
Note: Treated as Hemionitis andromedifolia (Kaulf.) Christenh, Global Fl. 4: 9 (2018) in Plants of the World Online.
Several infrataxa have been described, these not recognized in the Jepson eFlora.
Distribution:
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.
Pellaea andromedifolia
Note bipinnately compound leaves. Leaflets are elliptic, with a strongly revolute (abruptly downturned) margin, lacking an apical mucro (cf. P. mucronata).
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