Brittle bladder fern, Cystopteris fragilis, is a small, delicate fern of the family Cystopteridaceae with one of the widest natural distributions of any fern species, found across cool temperate and mountainous regions of nearly every continent. It typically grows from crevices in rock outcrops, cliffs and stone walls, and its common name refers both to its thin, easily torn fronds and to the small bladder-like, inflated covering that protects its clusters of spores before they mature.
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
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Source Wikidata: Brittle Bladder Fern
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: China, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Hubei, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tianjin, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tibet, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Xinjiang, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ191532, descriptionView the Source 3. Wikidata: Brittle Bladder Fern
Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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