Index / Search / Pellaea atropurpurea
§1 Plant
Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link
vernacular purple cliffbrake — species · Pteridaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Fern
- Family
- Pteridaceae E.D.M. Kirchn.
- Genus
- Pellaea
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 577 counties across 33 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 577 counties across 33 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Bibb 01007
- Blount 01009
- Calhoun 01015
- Cherokee 01019
- Clay 01027
- Colbert 01033
- DeKalb 01049
- Etowah 01055
- Franklin 01059
- Hale 01065
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lawrence 01079
- Limestone 01083
- Madison 01089
- Marshall 01095
- Morgan 01103
- Shelby 01117
- St. Clair 01115
- Talladega 01121
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Winston 01133
Arizona view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Carroll 05015
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Lawrence 05075
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Newton 05101
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Randolph 05121
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sharp 05135
- Stone 05137
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Butler 20015
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Kiowa 20097
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Shawnee 20177
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Bourbon 21017
- Boyle 21021
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Cumberland 21057
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Lee 21129
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Marion 21155
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owsley 21189
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 71 N ▾
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 5 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Herkimer 36043
- Lewis 36049
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Otsego 36077
- Rensselaer 36083
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Columbia 42037
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Union 42119
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 75 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hamblen 47063
- Hamilton 47065
- Hancock 47067
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Loudon 47105
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- McMinn 47107
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Moore 47127
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Pickett 47137
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Trousdale 47169
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- King William 51101
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Pulaski 51155
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 19 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PEAT2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5275441 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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