Adder'S Fern vs alpine silverwort

Polypodium vulgare compared with Anthelia julacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Fern	alpine silverwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Antheliaceae
Genus	Polypodium	Anthelia
Species	Polypodium vulgare	Anthelia julacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Adder'S Fern and alpine silverwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Fern	alpine silverwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder'S Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Adder'S Fern

The Adder'S Fern (Polypodium vulgare) is a species in the genus Polypodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies, found across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden