Ascending Grapefern vs Bear-Grape

Botrychium ascendens compared with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Bear-Grape is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Bear-Grape
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Arctostaphylos
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and Bear-Grape share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Bear-Grape
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.

Bear-Grape

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Ascending Grapefern

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

Bear-Grape

The Bear-Grape (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. 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 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States