Alder vs Vegetable fern

Alnus glutinosa compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Vegetable fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Betulaceae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Alnus	Diplazium
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Diplazium esculentum

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder and Vegetable fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Alder

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States