Ascending Grapefern vs Black Laceweaver

Botrychium ascendens compared with Amaurobius ferox

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Black Laceweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Botrychium	Amaurobius
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Black Laceweaver
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 Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and 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.

Black Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States