Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Polypodiales
Species:
protrusa
ID:
1110225

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Weath.) Blasdell

Source:
tro

Year:
1963

Citation Micro:
Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 21(4): 41. 1963

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001109563



Common Names

  • Protruding Bladderfern
  • Protruding Fern
  • Protruding Shieldfern


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Uses & Benefits

Cystopteris protrusa is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and is also used as a ground cover in shaded areas.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Cystopteris protrusa has small, yellow-green flowers that are clustered in groups of three. Its seeds are small and brown, and its seedlings are pale green with a single cotyledon.

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Where to Find Cystopteris protrusa

Cystopteris protrusa is a fern native to North America, where it is found in the Appalachian Mountains from New York to Georgia.

Species in the Cystopteridaceae family

Acystopteris japonica, Acystopteris tenuisecta, Acystopteris taiwaniana, Cystopteris christii, Cystopteris laurentiana, Cystopteris sandwicensis, Cystopteris tenuifolia, Cystopteris fragilis, Cystopteris reevesiana, Cystopteris wagneri, Cystopteris bulbifera, Cystopteris douglasii, Cystopteris montana, Cystopteris protrusa, Cystopteris tennesseensis, Cystopteris tenuis, Cystopteris illinoensis, Cystopteris membranifolia, Cystopteris sudetica, Cystopteris pellucida, Cystopteris utahensis, Cystopteris moupinensis, Cystopteris alpina, Cystopteris guizhouensis, Cystopteris millefolia, Cystopteris tasmanica, Gymnocarpium bipinnatifidum, Gymnocarpium brittonianum, Gymnocarpium achriosporum, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Gymnocarpium heterosporum, Gymnocarpium robertianum, Gymnocarpium remote-pinnatum, Gymnocarpium jessoense, Gymnocarpium intermedium, Gymnocarpium disjunctum, Gymnocarpium fedtschenkoanum, Gymnocarpium oyamense, Gymnocarpium appalachianum,

References

The Plant List v1.1 record tro-26602777: Based on the initial data import
Charles Alfred Weatherby (1875-1949): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Weath.' in the authors string.
Robert Ferris Blasdell (1929-1996): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Blasdell' in the authors string.