Fern identification

balpo · #1 (**permalink**) 30-01-2009, 10:41 PM

I found this fern.
Can any of you tell me its name?

Tiggrx · #2 (**permalink**) 31-01-2009, 06:53 AM

Where did you find it?

It looks like a species of Pellaea - there are no British native species but a few are occasionally grown as house plants

Hedge Witch · #3 (**permalink**) 31-01-2009, 07:00 AM

Does anyone think it might be the Coffee Fern, Pellaea andromedifolia

It looks very similar.

balpo · #4 (**permalink**) 31-01-2009, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiggrx

Where did you find it?

It looks like a species of Pellaea - there are no British native species but a few are occasionally grown as house plants

I found it on a vast rocky garden at my university, during the summer.

I'll look for Pellaea, thank you Tiggrx

balpo · #5 (**permalink**) 31-01-2009, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hedge Witch

Does anyone think it might be the Coffee Fern, Pellaea andromedifolia

It looks very similar.

Thank you for your reply, HedgeWitch, I will look for that name in books. I'll let you know.