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Cystopteris diaphana

Diaphanous Bladder Fern, Greenish Bladder Fern
Also known as: Aspidium viridulum Desv. +19 more
  • Aspidium viridulum Desv.
  • Asplenium diaphanum (Bory) Lojac.
  • Athyrium fumarioides C.Presl
  • Cystopteris abyssinica Fée
  • Cystopteris acuta Fée
  • Cystopteris altajensis Gureeva
  • Cystopteris atrovirens C.Presl
  • Cystopteris atrovirescens C.Presl
  • Cystopteris azorica Fée
  • Cystopteris canariensis C.Presl
  • Cystopteris canariensis C.Presl ex Milde
  • Cystopteris emarginatodenticulata Fomin
  • Cystopteris emarginulata C.Presl
  • Cystopteris filix-fragilis subsp. canariensis (C.Presl) Jahand. & Maire
  • Cystopteris filix-fragilis subsp. diaphana (Bory) Maire & Weiller
  • Cystopteris fragilis f. viridula (Desv.) Rouy
  • Cystopteris fragilis subsp. canariensis (C.Presl ex Milde) Jahand. & Maire
  • Cystopteris fragilis subsp. canariensis (C.Presl) Christ
  • Cystopteris fragilis subsp. diaphana (Bory) Litard.
  • Cystopteris fragilis subsp. emarginato-denticulata (Fomin) Fomin
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Cystopteris diaphana (commonly known as Diaphanous Bladder-fern or Greenish Bladder-fern) is a fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and South America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Brazil, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northern South America, Siberia, Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Azores, Bolivia, Brazil South, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Comoros, Corse, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Great Britain, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Krasnoyarsk, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Madeira, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Rwanda, Réunion, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zaïre

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
New Zealand North, New Zealand South

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