Genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns

• In some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae

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Pellaea is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae . The genus name is derived from the Greek word πελλος ( pellos ), meaning "dark," and refers to the bluish-gray stems. Members of the genus are commonly known as cliffbrakes ...