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Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
brittle bladderfern

       
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Photo of Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

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Synonyms:
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

  CYDI10 Cystopteris dickieana Sim
  CYFRD Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. ssp. dickieana (Sim) Hyl.
  CYFRA Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. var. angustata G. Lawson
  CYFRW Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. var. woodsioides Christ
  FIFR Filix fragilis (L.) Underw.
 

Distribution:
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

View 34 genera in Dryopteridaceae, 12 species in Cystopteris
 

Classification:
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Dryopteridaceae – Wood Fern family
Genus Cystopteris Bernh. – bladderfern
Species Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. – brittle bladderfern
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
common fragile fern              Exploitably Vulnerable
Ohio:
brittle fern              Presumed Extirpated
 

Introduced Information:
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

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FACU,FACU+ FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU+ FACU FACU FACU FACU NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17482.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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