Alpine Male-fern vs Broad Buckler Fern

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Dryopteris expansa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Male-fern	Broad Buckler Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (سراخس رقيقة المباغ)	Polypodiopsida (سراخس رقيقة المباغ)
Order same	Polypodiales (سرخسيات)	Polypodiales (سرخسيات)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris lacunosa	Dryopteris expansa

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Male-fern and Broad Buckler Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Alpine Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

Broad Buckler Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Male-fern	Broad Buckler Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Male-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Broad Buckler Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Alpine Male-fern

The Alpine Male-fern (Dryopteris lacunosa) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Found in Belgium.

Broad Buckler Fern

The Broad Buckler Fern (Dryopteris expansa) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium