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Cystopteris bulbifera

(L.) Bernh.

Bulblet Fern

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140957
Element CodePPDRY07010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyCystopteridaceae
GenusCystopteris
Synonyms
Filix bulbifera(L.) Underw.Polypodium bulbiferumL.
Other Common Names
bulblet bladderfern (EN) Bulblet Bladderfern (EN) Cystoptère bulbifère (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
"Hybridization and allopolyploidy involving Cystopteris bulbifera and other North American Cystopteris species have generated several species," including C. tennesseensis, C. laurentiana, C. utahensis, and C. × illinoensis (FNA 1993, vol. 2). This species is included in a synopsis of the genus (Shmakov et al. 2018), and the generic placement of this taxon, in Cystopteris, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1984-04-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
ArkansasSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
IllinoisS3Yes
MaineSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
NebraskaS1Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
TexasS1Yes
MississippiSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
IowaS4Yes
MarylandS3Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
UtahS2Yes
VermontS5Yes
New JerseyS3Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
South DakotaS1Yes
West VirginiaS4Yes
South CarolinaS1Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
GeorgiaS3Yes
ArizonaS3Yes
MichiganSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bee CoveSumter National Forest3,025
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dry ForkMonongahela National Forest657
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09182 - Pentoga RoadChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest5,008
References (5)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.
  4. Shmakov, A.I., Batkin, A.A., and A.V. Vaganov. 2018. Synopsis of the genus <i>Cystopteris</i> Bernh. (Cystopteridaceae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8(4): 290-297.
  5. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.