Apple blossom vs Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Cassia javanica compared with Adiantum bellum

Key Differences

• Apple blossom is Not Evaluated while Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple blossom	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteridaceae
Genus	Cassia	Adiantum
Species	Cassia javanica	Adiantum bellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple blossom and Bermuda Maidenhair Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Apple blossom

NE — Not Evaluated

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple blossom	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple blossom

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Apple blossom

The Apple blossom (Cassia javanica) is a species in the genus Cassia. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

The Bermuda Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum bellum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.