Alpine Bladder-fern vs Bartram Shadbush

Cystopteris alpina compared with Amelanchier bartramiana

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Bartram Shadbush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Bartram Shadbush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Cystopteris	Amelanchier
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Amelanchier bartramiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bladder-fern and Bartram Shadbush share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Bartram Shadbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Bartram Shadbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bladder-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bartram Shadbush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Alpine Bladder-fern

The Alpine Bladder-fern (Cystopteris alpina) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bartram Shadbush

The Bartram Shadbush (Amelanchier bartramiana) is a species in the genus Amelanchier. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.