Alpen-Blasenfarn vs Gewöhnlicher Kerbel

Cystopteris alpina compared with Anthriscus caucalis

Key Differences

• Alpen-Blasenfarn is Near Threatened while Gewöhnlicher Kerbel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpen-Blasenfarn	Gewöhnlicher Kerbel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Apiales (Doldenblütlerartige)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Anthriscus
Species	Cystopteris alpina	Anthriscus caucalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpen-Blasenfarn and Gewöhnlicher Kerbel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Alpen-Blasenfarn

NT — Near Threatened

Gewöhnlicher Kerbel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpen-Blasenfarn	Gewöhnlicher Kerbel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpen-Blasenfarn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gewöhnlicher Kerbel

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).

Alpen-Blasenfarn

The Alpine Bladder-fern (Cystopteris alpina) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gewöhnlicher Kerbel

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden