Cystopteris fragilis
Brittle Bladder Fern, Brittle Bladder Fern
Other regional names: Brittle Bladderfern +2 more
- Brittle Bladderfern
- Brittle Fern
- Fragile Fern
Also known as: ? regia Sw. +19 more
- ? regia Sw.
- Aspidium fragile subsp. fumarioides M.Martens & Galeotti
- Aspidium fragile var. fumarioides M.Martens & Galeotti
- Cyathea regia (L.) J.R.Forst.
- Cyathea regia (L.) Roth, 1799
- Cystea fragilis (L.) Bernh.
- Cystopteris editorum Gand., 1884
- Cystopteris fragilis f. angustata (Hoffm.) Milde
- Cystopteris fragilis f. fragilis
- Cystopteris fragilis subsp. alpina Hook.f.
- Cystopteris fragilis subsp. angustata (Hoffm.) Link
- Cystopteris fragilis subsp. apiiformis C.Chr.
- Cystopteris fragilis subsp. eu-fragilis Syme
- Cystopteris fragilis subsp. eufragilis Asch. & Graebn.
- Cystopteris fragilis subsp. lobulatodentata Milde
- Cystopteris fragilis subsp. mackayii G.Lawson
- Cystopteris fragilis subsp. pinnatipartita W.D.J.Koch
- Cystopteris fragilis subsp. regia (Sw.) Vollm.
- Cystopteris fragilis subsp. rupestris Neilr.
- Cystopteris fragilis subsp. tavelii H.Christ
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or lithophyte.
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Cystopteris fragilis (commonly known as Brittle Bladder Fern) is a lithophytic fern within the Aspleniaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Caucasus, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Canada, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central European Russia, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Comoros, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Free State, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Gulf of Guinea Is., Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Madagascar, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Romania, Réunion, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South Dakota, Spain, Sudan, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon, Zaïre
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chatham Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms