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PLANTS

Bulb bladderfern

Cystopteris bulbifera

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Bulb bladderfern, photo 1 of 5
Bulb bladderfern, photo 2 of 5
Bulb bladderfern, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 410 observations of Bulb bladderfern in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie81
  2. Capitale-Nationale73
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine59
  4. Outaouais50
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean28
  6. Montérégie22
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent19
  8. Montréal17
  9. Côte-Nord16
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches14
  11. Laurentides11
  12. Laval7
  13. Centre-du-Québec7
  14. Lanaudière3
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  16. Mauricie1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

hay-scented fernDennstaedtia punctilobula
Brittle bladder fernCystopteris fragilis
Intermediate woodfernDryopteris intermedia
Subarctic lady fernAthyrium angustum
Brittle bladderfernCystopteris tenuis
Common ladyfernAthyrium filix-femina
Blunt-lobed cliff fernWoodsia obtusa
Spinulose woodfernDryopteris carthusiana
Marsh fernThelypteris palustris
WoodfernDryopteris marginalis
New York fernAmauropelta noveboracensis
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum