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PLANTS

Brittle bladder fern

Cystopteris fragilis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Brittle bladder fern, photo 1 of 5
Brittle bladder fern, photo 2 of 5
Brittle bladder fern, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in mountains.

There are 440 observations of Brittle bladder fern in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec129
  2. Côte-Nord52
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent49
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine43
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches30
  6. Capitale-Nationale29
  7. Outaouais25
  8. Estrie20
  9. Montérégie18
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean17
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  12. Laurentides8
  13. Montréal5
  14. Lanaudière3
  15. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

MountainJosyan Pierson

Similar species

Common ladyfernAthyrium filix-femina
Brittle bladderfernCystopteris tenuis
Rocky Mountain cliff fernWoodsia scopulina
Oregon woodsiaWoodsia oregana
Bulb bladderfernCystopteris bulbifera
Spreading woodfernDryopteris expansa
Spinulose woodfernDryopteris carthusiana
Blunt-lobed cliff fernWoodsia obtusa
Rusty woodsiaWoodsia ilvensis
Intermediate woodfernDryopteris intermedia
Alpine woodsiaWoodsia alpina
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum