Ascending Grapefern vs Beardgrass

Botrychium ascendens compared with Andropogon chevalieri

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Beardgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Beardgrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Botrychium	Andropogon
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Andropogon chevalieri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Beardgrass
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.

Beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Ascending Grapefern

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

Beardgrass

The Beardgrass (Andropogon chevalieri) is a species in the genus Andropogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.