Cystopteris fragilis (Linnaeus) Bernhardi

Cystopteris fragilis (Linnaeus) Bernhardi is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 1993.

Vernacular names

• cystoptère fragile Fleurbec, 1993
• cystoptéride fragile Marie-Victorin, 1995
• cystoptéris Lambinon et al., 1992

• fragile fern Klinkenberg, 2010+
• bladder fern UWSP
• brittle bladder fern Canadian Forest Service, 2007
• brittle fern FNA Ed. Comm., 1993
• common fragile fern USDA NRCS, 2009+
• fragile bladder fern Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005
• northern fragile fern Canadian Forest Service, 2007

Synonyms

• Cystopteris dickieana R. Sim FNA Ed. Comm., 1993
• Cystopteris fragilis (Linnaeus) Bernhardi subsp. fragilis TROPICOS
• Cystopteris fragilis (Linnaeus) Bernhardi var. fragilis TROPICOS
• Cystopteris fragilis subsp. dickieana (R. Sim) Hylander FNA Ed. Comm., 1993
• Cystopteris fragilis subsp. eu-fragilis Ascherson & Graebner nom. inval. IPNI
• Cystopteris fragilis var. dickieana (R. Sim) Lindberg nom. illeg. TROPICOS
• Cystopteris fragilis var. dickieana (R. Sim) T. Moore TROPICOS
• Cystopteris fragilis var. woodsioides (Christ) Rouy
• Filix fragilis (Linnaeus) Underwood TROPICOS
• Polypodium fragile Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 1993

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Polypodiidae
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Cystopteris
Species	Cystopteris fragilis

Habit

Herb