Adder'S Fern vs alstonia

Polypodium vulgare compared with Alstonia congensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Adder'S Fern alstonia
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Tracheophyta Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Polypodiaceae Apocynaceae
Genus Polypodium Alstonia
Species Polypodium vulgare Alstonia congensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

alstonia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Adder'S Fern alstonia
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).

alstonia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.

alstonia

The Alstonia (Alstonia congensis) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guinea.

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