Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder Fern vs Brittle Bladderfern

Cystopteris laurentiana compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder Fern	Brittle Bladderfern
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 laurentiana	Cystopteris tenuis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blasdell'S Laurentian Bladder Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) 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