Cystopteris fragilis subsp. fragilis
Brittle Bladder Fern, Brittle Bladderfern
Also known as: ? angustata Sm. +13 more
- ? angustata Sm.
- Aspidium dentatum (Sm.) Sw.
- Aspidium fragile (L.) Sw.
- Aspidium fragile var. cuneifolium Wallr.
- Aspidium fragile var. obtusifolium Wallr.
- Aspidium fragile var. tenuifolium Wallr.
- Aspidium fumarioides (Weis) C.Presl
- Aspidium regium (L.) Sw.
- Aspidium trifidum Sw.
- Athyrium fragile var. ampliatum Strempel
- Athyrium fragile var. tenuius Strempel
- Athyrium fumaroides C.Presl
- Athyrium pontederae (All.) Desv.
- Athyrium regium (L.) Spreng.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or lithophyte.
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Cystopteris fragilis subsp. fragilis (commonly known as Brittle Bladder-fern) is a lithophytic fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, and South America, this subspecies is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Cystopteris fragilis, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
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, 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, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Comoros, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, 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, 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, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon
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.
Base Species & Variations