Bladder Fern vs Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder Fern

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Cystopteris laurentiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder 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 fragilis	Cystopteris laurentiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bladder Fern and Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cystopteris.

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladder Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bladder Fern

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

Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder Fern

The Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder Fern (Cystopteris laurentiana) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States