Cystopteris dickieana

Common name

Dickie's Bladder Fern

Cystopteris dickieana Dickie

Dickie

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Latin names

Class	Pteridopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Athyriaceae
Genus	Cystopteris
Species	dickieana
Alternative Family name	Cystopteridaceae

Geographic details

Habitat	Maritime
Soil type	alkaline
Distribution	W Scotland
Native	Yes

General

Plant height	medium
Branched	No
Plant colour	mid-green
Habit	lvs open cluster
Conservation status	Protected

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves	No
Leaf shape	oblong-lanceolate
Pinnae	2-pinnate
Wintergreen	No

Spore details

Spore description	rugose
homospore	Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description	short branching
Rhizome scales	triangular-lanceolate
Rhizome position	creeping

Sori details

Sori shape	ovoid
Sori placement	on vein that runs into sinus

Indusium details

indusium present	Yes
indus_shape	ovoid
indusium description	acute or lacerate at apex