Adder'S Fern vs Candelnut

Polypodium vulgare compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Fern	Candelnut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Polypodium	Aleurites
Species	Polypodium vulgare	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Adder'S Fern

LC — Least Concern

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Fern	Candelnut
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).

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.

Candelnut

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