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Definition of Brittle fern
1. Noun. Delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems.
Generic synonyms: Bladder Fern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brittle Fern
Literary usage of Brittle fern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"brittle fern. Polypodiaceae. From Greek, ' 'bladder fern'', referring to inflated
indusium. Rock ferns. ... brittle fern, Bottle Fern, White-oak Fern. 641. ..."
2. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"brittle fern. Woods and river banks. Ann Arbor, Allmend. Cat.; Flint; Hubbardston;
Alma, CA Davis; northward to Lake Superior, Whitney. Th. 31. ..."
3. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"brittle fern. A very delicate pretty plant. As a potted plant it produces a
beautiful dense foliage. AC Herb.: Jamestown 1071. Coll., Schmidt. ..."
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