Alpine Cliff Fern vs Graceful Woodsia

Woodsia alpina compared with Woodsia pulchella

Key Differences

• Alpine Cliff Fern is Least Concern while Graceful Woodsia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Cliff Fern	Graceful Woodsia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Woodsiaceae	Woodsiaceae
Genus same	Woodsia	Woodsia
Species	Woodsia alpina	Woodsia pulchella

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Cliff Fern and Graceful Woodsia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Woodsia.

Conservation Status

Alpine Cliff Fern

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Woodsia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Cliff Fern	Graceful Woodsia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Cliff Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Graceful Woodsia

Habitat

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

Alpine Cliff Fern

The Alpine Cliff Fern (Woodsia alpina) is a species in the genus Woodsia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.