Brittle Bladderfern vs bur chervil

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Anthriscus caucalis

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while bur chervil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	bur chervil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Anthriscus
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Anthriscus caucalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

bur chervil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	bur chervil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

bur chervil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Brittle Bladderfern

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

bur chervil

The bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) is a species in the genus Anthriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States