Adder'S Fern vs Blistering Ammania
Polypodium vulgare compared with Ammannia baccifera
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Adder'S Fern | Blistering Ammania |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom same | Plantae (Plants) | Plantae (Plants) |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta | Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) |
| Class | Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) | Magnoliopsida (Dicots) |
| Order | Polypodiales (Polypodiales) | Myrtales (Myrtales) |
| Family | Polypodiaceae | Lythraceae |
| Genus | Polypodium | Ammannia |
| Species | Polypodium vulgare | Ammannia baccifera |
Evolutionary Relationship
Adder'S Fern and Blistering Ammania share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)
Conservation Status
Adder'S Fern
LC — Least ConcernBlistering Ammania
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Adder'S Fern | Blistering Ammania |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Adder'S Fern
Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.
Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).
Blistering Ammania
Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.
Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).
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.
Blistering Ammania
The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian
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