Ascending Grapefern vs Birch Marble

Botrychium ascendens compared with Apotomis betuletana

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Birch Marble is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Birch Marble
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Botrychium	Apotomis
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Apotomis betuletana

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Birch Marble

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Birch Marble
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.

Birch Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ascending Grapefern

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

Birch Marble

The Birch Marble (Apotomis betuletana) is a species in the genus Apotomis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway