Cystopteris montana (Lam.) Bernh. ex Desv.
mountain bladder fern (mountain bladderfern)
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
mountain bladder fern (mountain bladderfern)
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Deciduous perennial arising singly from a thin, long-creeping rhizome.
Leaves:
Thin, broadly triangular, on long stipes, blades triangular, 5-15 cm long, about 5-15 cm wide, 3-4 ternate-pinnate, with oblong-lanceolate ultimate segments.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Cystopteris montana
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1074 | 760 | 1580 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
21 | 0 | 140 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
3 | 10 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 2 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
18 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BWBS(2), ESSF(3), ICH(4), MS(1), SBS(4), SWB(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist to wet calcareous scree slopes, rock outcrops and damp woods in the montane and subalpine zone; rare in N BC north of 54degreeN and in the Rocky Mountains; circumpolar, N to AK, YT and NT, E to AB, disjunct in ON, PQ and NF and disjunct S to CO; Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Filix montana (Lam.) Underw.
Rhizomatopteris montana