Ascending Grapefern vs bastard copperleaf

Botrychium ascendens compared with Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while bastard copperleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	bastard copperleaf
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Acalypha
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and bastard copperleaf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	bastard copperleaf
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.

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Ascending Grapefern

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

bastard copperleaf

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