family
Bladder Fern Family
Cystopteridaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native bladder fern family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Brittle Bladderfern
Cystopteris fragilis
food
4
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Northern Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
food
4
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Limestone Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium robertianum
food
4
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Mountain Bladder-fern
Cystopteris montana
food
4
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Bulblet Fern
Cystopteris bulbifera
flowers
1
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Lowland Brittle Fern
Cystopteris protrusa
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Mackay's Fragile Fern
Cystopteris tenuis
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Pacific Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium disjunctum
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Tennessee Bulblet Fern
Cystopteris tennesseensis
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Reeves' Bladderfern
Cystopteris reevesiana
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Laurentian Bulblet Fern
Cystopteris laurentiana
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Appalachian Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium appalachianum
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Utah Bladderfern
Cystopteris utahensis
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Nahanni Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium continentale
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Cystopteris douglasii