Cystopteris diaphana

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Cystopteris diaphana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Woodsiaceae
Genus: Cystopteris
Species: C. diaphana
Binomial name
Cystopteris diaphana

Diaphanous Bladder-fern Cystopteris diaphana (Bory) Blasdell is a fern in the family Woodsiaceae.

[edit] Distribution

It is found locally on the Atlantic seaboard of Europe.

[edit] Status in Britain

The species was found for the first time in Britain in February 2000 on the banks of the River Camel in Cornwall (Murphy & Rumsey, 2005). [1])

[edit] References

  1. ^ Murphy, R. J. and F. J. Rumsey (2005) Cystopteris diaphana (Bory) Blasdell (Woodsiaceae) - an overlooked native new to the British Isles Watsonia 25: 255-26<ref> <ref>Rumsey,F.J. 2007. An early specimen of ''Cystpteris diaphana'' (Bory) Blasdell supprts its native status. ''Watsonia'' 2007 '''26''' : 489 - 490. [http://www.watsonia.org.uk/Wats25p255.pdf]</li></ol></ref>
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