Brittle Bladderfern vs chainfruit

Cystopteris tenuis compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brittle Bladderfern	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cystopteris	Alyxia
Species	Cystopteris tenuis	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Brittle Bladderfern and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (bitki)

Conservation Status

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brittle Bladderfern	chainfruit
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.

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Brittle Bladderfern

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

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.