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Cystopteris montana
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Cystopteris montana

Cystopteris montana, previously classified as Athyrium montanum, is a species of fern known by the common name mountain bladderfern. It occurs throughout the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, in Eurasia, Greenland, and Alaska, and around Canada. It is also present in the higher elevations in Colorado further south.

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2 branches of this group, most-observed first

mountain bladder-fern

speciesCystopteris montana

Cystopteris modesta

speciesCystopteris modesta

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