Brittle Bladderfern, Fragile Fern, Brittle Fern, Bladder Fern
Cystopteris fragilis
Synonyms: Cystopteris dicieana, Polypodium fragile
![Brittle Bladderfern, Fragile Fern, Brittle Fern, Bladder Fern: Cystopteris fragilis (Synonyms: Cystopteris dicieana, Polypodium fragile)](fragilis1a.jpg)
The photo above shows brittle fern as seen between rocks on cliffs above the Klickitat River along the western edge of the Klickitat Canyon Natural Resources Conservation Area........April 11, 2008.
![Brittle Bladderfern, Fragile Fern, Brittle Fern, Bladder Fern: Cystopteris fragilis (Synonyms: Cystopteris dicieana, Polypodium fragile)](fragilis2a.jpg)
The photo above shows a view of the upper frond surface of brittle fern as seen in the Klickitat Canyon NRCA to the east of Mt. Adams.......June 22, 2008.
![Brittle Bladderfern, Fragile Fern, Brittle Fern, Bladder Fern: Cystopteris fragilis (Synonyms: Cystopteris dicieana, Polypodium fragile)](fragilis2b.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up view of the underside of the frond of brittle fern as seen in the Klickitat Canyon NRCA to the east of Mt. Adams.......June 22, 2008.
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What appears to be fragile fern as seen on andesite rock outcrops along the Climbers Trail above Hellroaring Overlook at the southeastern corner of Mount Adams..........August 12, 2013.
Paul Slichter