Cystopteris fragilis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2599

Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

Bladder fern, Brittle bladder fern, Brittle fern, Fragile fern

2020 Bob Sweatt

2005 Steve Matson

2020 Bob Sweatt

2006 Steve Matson

2013 Trent M. Draper

2006 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

Cystopteris fragilis, a pteridophyte, is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (1309 records) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	Woodsiaceae
Genus:	Cystopteris

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Alpine Fell-fields, many plant communities)

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cystopteris dickieana
PLANTS	Cystopteris fragilis ssp. dickieana
PLANTS	Cystopteris fragilis var. angustata
PLANTS	Cystopteris fragilis var. woodsioides
PLANTS	Filix fragilis

More information about Cystopteris fragilis


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CYFR2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/03/2021).