Arctic daisy vs Floating Fern

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Arctic daisy is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Salvinia
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic daisy and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Floating Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Arctic daisy

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway