Ascending Grapefern vs Axehead Orange

Botrychium ascendens compared with Acada biseriatus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Axehead Orange is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Axehead Orange
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Botrychium	Acada
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Acada biseriatus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Axehead Orange

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Axehead Orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Axehead Orange

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Axehead Orange

The Axehead Orange (Acada biseriatus) is a species in the genus Acada. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.