Sceptridium multifidum Calflora

Distribution by County 12009

Sceptridium multifidum (S.G. Gmel.) M. Nishida ex Tagawa

Leather grape-fern

Sceptridium multifidum is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Botrychium multifidum

Record Count by County


Alpine: 2	Humboldt: 23	Nevada: 24	Sonoma: 15
Amador: 3	Lake: 1	Placer: 9	Tehama: 12
Butte: 16	Lassen: 1	Plumas: 25	Trinity: 6
Calaveras: 4	Madera: 2	Santa Cruz: 5	Tulare: 8
Del Norte: 13	Marin: 13	Shasta: 15	Tuolumne: 21
El Dorado: 47	Mariposa: 10	Sierra: 15	Yuba: 4
Fresno: 15	Mendocino: 15	Siskiyou: 32

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/08/2025).