species

Cystopteris fragilis

Bladder fern · Brittle bladder-fern · Brittle fern · Common fragile fern

A scale drawing of Cystopteris fragilis, beside a 1.7 m figure.

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Cystopteris fragilis belongs to the family Cystopteridaceae, also known as Bladder fern, Brittle bladder-fern, Brittle fern or Common fragile fern, native to the UK. It grows in part shade, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Part shade
Acidity
Neutral, Alkaline
Moisture
Well drained, Moist
In the UK
Native

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Record data from biflora (30013429-2), under OGL-UK-3.0.