alpine lady's-mantle vs Bracken

Alchemilla alpina compared with Pteridium aquilinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine lady's-mantle Bracken
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Rosales (Roses & Allies) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Rosaceae (Rose Family) Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus Alchemilla Pteridium
Species Alchemilla alpina Pteridium aquilinum

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine lady's-mantle and Bracken share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Bracken

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine lady's-mantle Bracken
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Bracken

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Iran, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Bracken

The Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) is a species in the genus Pteridium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Ne

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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