mountain bladderfern

Cystopteris montana is a fern that was previously classified under the genus Athyrium as Athyrium montanum. It is found in various regions including Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Belarus, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Greenland. This species is adapted to high latitude and high elevation habitats across the Northern Hemisphere.