Kingdom: Plantae
Division:
Class: Polypodopsida (fern class)
Family: Aspidiaceae (Fern Family)
Genera: Cystopteris (Bladder Ferns) (Gk. kistis = bladder or sac + pteris = a fern, referring to sac-like inducium)
Species: montana
Bladder Fern, Mountain Bladder Fern
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Folklore:
One side division of the ternate frond
Sori with whitish hooded inducium
Illustration from: Illustrated Flora of BC
World Range: Circumpolar; In N.A. from southern Greenland, to Alaska with gaps. South with gaps to Virginia, Tex
Prov/State Abrev. List
In Yukon: Rare in Yukon, found in Ogilvie Mountains and in southwestern parts.