About Pellaea brachyptera (T.Moore) Baker
This fern, Pellaea brachyptera, grows on rocky cliffs and slopes formed from igneous rock. It grows from a branching reddish-brown rhizome that is several centimeters long. Each of its gray-green leaves is an elongated, narrow structure that reaches up to 40 centimeters in length. Each leaf has a straight dark brown rachis that is lined with leaflets; each leaflet is further divided into pointed, leathery, almost needle-like linear segments. The edges of every segment are rolled under, and the sporangia are positioned beneath these rolled edges.
