Alpine Bladder-fern vs Bishop's goutweed

Cystopteris alpina compared with Aegopodium podagraria

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Bishop's goutweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Aegopodium
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Aegopodium podagraria

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bladder-fern and Bishop's goutweed share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Bishop's goutweed
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.

Bishop's goutweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Bishop's goutweed

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden