Alpine Bladder-fern vs Dickie's bladder-fern

Cystopteris alpina compared with Cystopteris dickieana

Key Differences

• Alpine Bladder-fern is Near Threatened while Dickie's bladder-fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bladder-fern	Dickie's bladder-fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
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 alpina	Cystopteris dickieana

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Bladder-fern and Dickie's bladder-fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cystopteris.

Conservation Status

Alpine Bladder-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Dickie's bladder-fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bladder-fern	Dickie's bladder-fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bladder-fern

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.

Dickie's bladder-fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Alpine Bladder-fern

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway