Cystopteridaceae

Utah bladderfern

Cystopteris utahensis Windham & Haufler

Family: Cystopteridaceae
Genus: Cystopteris

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Utah bladderfern: Scientific Name: Cystopteris utahensis Windham & Haufler Photographer: Tony Frates Locality: American Fork Canyon, Utah County, Utah Notes: July 25, 2009, crevi — Photo: Tony Frates, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Utah bladderfern

Synonyms

Cystopteris tennesseensis subsp. utahensis (Windham & Haufler) Windham

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Tony Frates, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Frates, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.