Ascending Grapefern vs Blushing Rosette

Botrychium ascendens compared with Abortiporus biennis

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Blushing Rosette is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Blushing Rosette
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Podoscyphaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Abortiporus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Abortiporus biennis

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Blushing Rosette

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Blushing Rosette
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.

Blushing Rosette

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ascending Grapefern

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

Blushing Rosette

The Blushing Rosette (Abortiporus biennis) is a species in the genus Abortiporus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States