Ascending Grapefern vs bristly bearberry

Botrychium ascendens compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	bristly bearberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Arctostaphylos
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	bristly bearberry
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.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Ascending Grapefern

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

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. 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 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada