Cystopteridaceae
Bulblet bladderfern
Cystopteris bulbifera
- Family
- Cystopteridaceae
- Genus
- Cystopteris
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Common names
By language (3)
- Czech
- Pochýřník cibulkatý
- English
- Bulblet bladderfern
- Persian
- سرخس پیازکی
Synonyms
- Aspidium atomarium Muhl.
- Aspidium bulbiferum Sw.
- Athyrium atomarium C.Presl
- Athyrium bulbiferum (L.) A.A.Eaton
- Athyrium bulbiferum (L.) Spreng.
- Cyathea bulbifera Bernh.
- Cystea bulbifera Watt
- Cystopteris atomaria C.Presl
- Cystopteris bulbifera f. bulbifera
- Cystopteris bulbifera f. crispa H.L.Foster
- Cystopteris bulbifera f. flagelliformis (G.Lawson) M.Broun
- Cystopteris bulbifera var. horizontalis G.Lawson
- Filicula bulbifera Farw.
- Filicula bulbifera var. horizontalis Farw.
- Filix bulbifera (L.) Underw.
- Nephrodium bulbiferum Michx.
- Polypodium bulbiferum L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Richtid, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dan Riley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Schofieldleo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Steven Lamonde, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Richtid, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lemieux Serge, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Rennie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Watts, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.