Ascending Grapefern vs Black Maple

Botrychium ascendens compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Black Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Acer
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Black Maple
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 Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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 Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. 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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States