Appalachian Polypody vs chainfruit

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Polypodium	Alyxia
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Appalachian Polypody and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appalachian Polypody

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Appalachian Polypody

The Appalachian Polypody (Polypodium appalachianum) is a species in the genus Polypodium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

chainfruit

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