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Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris

Cystopteris bulbifera (Linnaeus) Bernhardi. Common name: Bulblet Fern, Bulblet Bladder Fern. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Moist outcrops and talus of calcareous rocks, rarely up to 1500 m elevation. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to MN, south to NC, nw. SC (Oconee County), nw. GA, AL, and AR; also disjunct in UT, AZ, NM, and w. TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: This species is a diploid involved in the reticulate evolution of Cystopteris in e. North America; it is one parent of C. tennesseensis. Its genome can be symbolized BB.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA2, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Sf, Tn, Tx, TxFerns, Va, W, WV, Shmakov, Batkin, & Vaganov (2018); Polypodium bulbiferum L.; = Filix bulbifera (L.) Underw. — S13. Basionym: Polypodium bulbiferum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Cystopteris bulbifera - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Cystopteris bulbifera, Sinking Cove Cave, Entrance No. 4, Sinking Cove, Franklin County, Tennessee 3 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Scott Ward
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Cystopteris bulbifera, Hickory Creek, Warren County, Tennessee 2 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Thomas Davis-Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Davis-Moore source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Cystopteris bulbifera, McFarland Cove, Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Jackson County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Steven Lamonde, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Steven Lamonde source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Cystopteris bulbifera, Hickory Creek, Warren County, Tennessee 4 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Martine Lapointe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Martine Lapointe source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Cystopteris bulbifera, Tannery Creek Canyon, Twin Waterfalls Plant Preserve, Michigan Nature Association, Munising, Alger County, Michigan 1 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Cystopteris bulbifera, Elk River Valley, Monongahela National Forest, Pocahontas County, West Virginia 1 by Alan Cressler source

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native range: eastern North America



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