Goldback Fern
Goldback Fern, Pentagramma triangularis, is an elegant fern native to western North America and is known for the distinctive golden yellow powder coating the underside of its triangular fronds.
Distinctive for its “curling up” behavior, during dry summer months, its fronds roll inward with the gold-dusted underside facing outward to conserve moisture. Indigenous tribes of California valued the Goldback Fern for its medicinal properties. The Miwok people chewed it for toothaches, keeping the quid near the troublesome tooth, while the Karuk tribe used it to treat pain associated with childbirth.
Made by the artist using archival quality pigment ink on Moab's Moenkopi Unryu 55, a beautiful Japanese washi paper.
Goldback Fern, Pentagramma triangularis, is an elegant fern native to western North America and is known for the distinctive golden yellow powder coating the underside of its triangular fronds.
Distinctive for its “curling up” behavior, during dry summer months, its fronds roll inward with the gold-dusted underside facing outward to conserve moisture. Indigenous tribes of California valued the Goldback Fern for its medicinal properties. The Miwok people chewed it for toothaches, keeping the quid near the troublesome tooth, while the Karuk tribe used it to treat pain associated with childbirth.
Made by the artist using archival quality pigment ink on Moab's Moenkopi Unryu 55, a beautiful Japanese washi paper.
Goldback Fern, Pentagramma triangularis, is an elegant fern native to western North America and is known for the distinctive golden yellow powder coating the underside of its triangular fronds.
Distinctive for its “curling up” behavior, during dry summer months, its fronds roll inward with the gold-dusted underside facing outward to conserve moisture. Indigenous tribes of California valued the Goldback Fern for its medicinal properties. The Miwok people chewed it for toothaches, keeping the quid near the troublesome tooth, while the Karuk tribe used it to treat pain associated with childbirth.
Made by the artist using archival quality pigment ink on Moab's Moenkopi Unryu 55, a beautiful Japanese washi paper.
