Arizona alder vs Vegetable fern

Alnus oblongifolia compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona alder	Vegetable fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Betulaceae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Alnus	Diplazium
Species	Alnus oblongifolia	Diplazium esculentum

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona alder and Vegetable fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Arizona alder

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona alder	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona alder

Habitat

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

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Arizona alder

The Arizona alder, Alnus oblongifolia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.