adulterated spleenwort vs Azorean Spleenwort

Asplenium adulterinum compared with Asplenium azoricum

Key Differences

• adulterated spleenwort is Vulnerable while Azorean Spleenwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	adulterated spleenwort	Azorean Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium adulterinum	Asplenium azoricum

Evolutionary Relationship

adulterated spleenwort and Azorean Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

adulterated spleenwort

VU — Vulnerable

Azorean Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	adulterated spleenwort	Azorean Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

adulterated spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Azorean Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

adulterated spleenwort

The Adulterated spleenwort (Asplenium adulterinum) is a species in the genus Asplenium. 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 Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Azorean Spleenwort

The Azorean Spleenwort (Asplenium azoricum) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.