Top native bladder fern family members
16 species, 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
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Asian Oak Fern
Gymnocarpium jessoense