Alpine Bladder-fern vs Berry Fern

Cystopteris alpina compared with Cystopteris bulbifera

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Berry Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Berry Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Cystopteridaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus same	Cystopteris	Cystopteris
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Cystopteris bulbifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bladder-fern and Berry Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cystopteris.

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Berry Fern
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.

Berry Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, 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.

Berry Fern

The Berry Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.