Barbaricina Colombine vs Brittle Bladderfern

Aquilegia barbaricina compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Barbaricina Colombine is Critically Endangered while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbaricina Colombine	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Cystopteris
Species	Aquilegia barbaricina	Cystopteris tenuis

Evolutionary Relationship

Barbaricina Colombine and Brittle Bladderfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Barbaricina Colombine

CR — Critically Endangered

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbaricina Colombine	Brittle Bladderfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbaricina Colombine

Habitat

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

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Barbaricina Colombine

The Barbaricina Colombine (Aquilegia barbaricina) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.