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mountain bladderfern
Scientific Name: Cystopteris montana
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Category: Fern
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Cystopteris montana: Mountain Bladderfern
Cystopteris montana, commonly known as mountain bladderfern, is a delicate fern found in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cystopteris montana (Lam.) Bernh. ex Desv.
- Common Name: Mountain bladderfern
- Family: Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern Family) / Athyriaceae (Ladyfern Family)
- Synonyms: Felix montana, Polypodium montanum
Distribution and Habitat
- This fern species occurs throughout the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
- It is also found in mountain areas, particularly on silicious substrates in grasslands.
Morphological Characteristics
- Mountain Bladder Fern has delicate fronds arising singly from dark, cord-like, creeping rhizomes.
- The black, sparsely scaly petioles are 6-30 cm long.
- The fronds grow simply and are triangular bipinnate.
- It grows from 6 to 8 inches high.
Ecological Role
- It is considered a rare montane species.