Cystopteris protrusa
(C. fragilis)

Lowland Brittle Fern, Lowland Bladder Fern, Lowland Fragile Fern

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Family: Cystopteridaceae (Bladder Fern family) (formerly in Woodsiaceae or Dryopteridaceae)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: April - June

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