Adder'S Tongue vs Butterfly-leaf

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Key Differences

• Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ophioglossum	Adenolobus
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Adenolobus garipensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Adder'S Tongue and Butterfly-leaf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Butterfly-leaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder'S Tongue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Adder'S Tongue

The Adder'S Tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum) is a species in the genus Ophioglossum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies, found across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.