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Mountain Bladder-fern

Cystopteris montana

59Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
3Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun3
Jul21
Aug19
Sep16
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Perth and Kinross Scotland35
2Highland Scotland22
3Argyll and Bute Scotland1
57 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
59
Peak month
July
Counties with records
3
Scientific name
Cystopteris montana
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
82
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Cystopteridaceae
Genus
Cystopteris
Name with authority
Cystopteris montana (Lam.) Bernh.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 9350627