Alpine Bladder-fern vs bristly bearberry

Cystopteris alpina compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	bristly bearberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Arctostaphylos
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	bristly bearberry
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.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.