Ajuga vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Ajuga reptans compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Ajuga is Endangered while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ajuga	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Lamiaceae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Ajuga	Dicksonia
Species	Ajuga reptans	Dicksonia utteridgei

Evolutionary Relationship

Ajuga and Utteridge's rough tree fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Ajuga

EN — Endangered

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ajuga	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ajuga

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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

Ajuga

The Ajuga (Ajuga reptans) is a species in the genus Ajuga. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.