Alpine Cliff Fern vs Slender Cliff Fern

Woodsia alpina compared with Woodsia gracilis

Key Differences

• Alpine Cliff Fern is Least Concern while Slender Cliff Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Cliff Fern	Slender Cliff Fern
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 gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Cliff Fern

LC — Least Concern

Slender Cliff Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Cliff Fern	Slender Cliff Fern
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.

Slender Cliff Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States