Calflora Taxon Report
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
Bladder fern, Brittle bladder fern, Brittle fern, Fragile fern
Cystopteris fragilis is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

Synonyms  
Cystopteris dickieanaPLANTS
Cystopteris fragilis ssp. dickieanaPLANTS
Cystopteris fragilis var. angustataPLANTS
Cystopteris fragilis var. woodsioidesPLANTS
Filix fragilisPLANTS
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Accepted by: JEPS + POWO + PLANTS
Jepson eFlora section:
fern
USDA PLANTS group:
Fern

Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Alpine Fell-fields, many plant communities

[Wikipedia] Worldwide Range: Cystopteris fragilis is a species of perennial fern known by the common names brittle bladder-fern and common fragile fern. It can be found worldwide, generally in shady, moist areas. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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