Blistering Ammania vs Brittle Bladderfern

Ammannia baccifera compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtenartige)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family	Lythraceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Cystopteris
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Cystopteris tenuis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Brittle Bladderfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Brittle Bladderfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian

Brittle Bladderfern

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