Cystopteris protrusa

ClassificationPteridophytes
FamilyWoodsiaceae
Family (Traditional)Woodsiaceae
GenusCystopteris
Species:Cystopteris protrusa (Weath.) Blasdell
Common NameLowland Bladderfern
Growth Habitfern
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: fern; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1.5; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Rank: N/A; Leaf Type: fern-like; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 20+; Anther Type: N/A; Carpel Number/Pistil: N/A; Fruit Complexity: N/A; Fruit Type: N/A; Fruit Wet/Dry: N/A; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: N/A; Inflorescence Types: N/A; Ovary Position: N/A; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Ovules per Carpel: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Petal Number: N/A; Pistil Complexity: N/A; Pistil Number: N/A; Placentation Type: N/A; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: N/A; Sporangium Arrangement: round sori; Stamen Number: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen (KY), Anderson (KY), Bell (KY), Boone (KY), Boyd (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Butler (KY), Caldwell (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Crittenden (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Harlan (KY), Henry (KY), Hickman (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Johnson (KY), Kenton (KY), Knox (KY), Lee (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Mason (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Monroe (KY), Montgomery (KY), Nicholas (KY), Ohio (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Scott (KY), Shelby (KY), Spencer (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Hickman (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), Loudon (TN), McNairy (TN), Macon (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Perry (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Trousdale (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, MDKY, UOS, BEREA, TENN, MEM, VDB, KNK, UCHT, ETSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1933 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100009693 Allen Kentucky 05 Jul 1982 Ronald L. Jones
3727
EKY
Cystopteris protrusa
31234100009784 Anderson Kentucky 18 Jul 1978 William S. Bryant
193
EKY
Cystopteris protrusa
TENN-V-0009528 Anderson Kentucky
TENN
Cystopteris protrusa
TENN-V-0009286 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Cystopteris protrusa
UCHT023396 Bedford Tennessee 22 May 1949 Jesse M. Shaver
10455
UCHT
Cystopteris protrusa
TENN-V-0009288 Bedford Tennessee
TENN
Cystopteris protrusa
TENN-V-0009287 Bedford Tennessee
TENN
Cystopteris protrusa
31234100009792 Bell Kentucky 21 Sep 1978 Richard H. Hannan
KEP1-8-340
EKY
Cystopteris protrusa
TENN-V-0009289 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Cystopteris protrusa
UCHT001104 Blount Tennessee 01 Aug 1981 D. F. Houck
1714
UCHT
Cystopteris protrusa
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Plant Photos

Cystopteris protrusa - Dwayne Estes
Cystopteris protrusa - Dwayne Estes
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Tara Littlefield
Cystopteris protrusa - Tara Littlefield
Cystopteris protrusa - Tara Littlefield
Cystopteris protrusa - Tara Littlefield
Cystopteris protrusa - Tara Littlefield
Cystopteris protrusa - Tara Littlefield
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw
Cystopteris protrusa - Joey Shaw