Latin name: Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
Pronunciation: sis-TOP-ter-is fra-JIL-is
Common name: Brittle fern
Family: Cystopteridaceae (Cliff fern)
Habitat: Moist, rocky and shady places to 10,000', meadows, banks, streamsides, Transverse Range, Peninsular Range, Santa Cruz Island
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Name derivations: 1) Cystopteris 2) fragilis
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