Ascending Grapefern vs Black Kauri

Botrychium ascendens compared with Agathis atropurpurea

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Black Kauri is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Black Kauri
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Braconidae
Genus	Botrychium	Agathis
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Agathis atropurpurea

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Kauri

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Black Kauri
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.

Black Kauri

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.

Black Kauri

The Black Kauri (Agathis atropurpurea) is a species in the genus Agathis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.