bladder fern
any of several ferns of the genus Cystopteris, having pinnate leaves and growing in rocky areas.
Origin of bladder fern
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How to use bladder fern in a sentence
Where the stream plunges from above, the Bulblet bladder fern drapes the steep banks with its long feathery fronds.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora ParsonsThese somewhat resemble the Brittle bladder fern in whose company they are seen so often.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora ParsonsWilliamson says that the Common bladder fern is easily cultivated either in mounds or on rock-work.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora ParsonsThe general appearance of the Brittle bladder fern is of a delicate nature and it has a very distinctive appearance.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinThe Brittle bladder fern does not seem to grow very well in the open rockery, though it is fairly easy to cultivate in pots.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin
British Dictionary definitions for bladder fern
a small fern, Cystoperis fragilis, with graceful lanceolate leaves, typically growing on limestone rocks and walls
Origin of bladder fern
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