Bladder Fern vs bushman's-poison

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Acokanthera oppositifolia

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while bushman's-poison is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	bushman's-poison
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Acokanthera
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Acokanthera oppositifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bladder Fern and bushman's-poison share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	bushman's-poison
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).

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

Bladder Fern

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

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.