Ascending Grapefern vs Brook-Side Alder

Botrychium ascendens compared with Alnus serrulata

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Brook-Side Alder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Brook-Side Alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Alnus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Alnus serrulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and Brook-Side Alder share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Brook-Side Alder
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.

Brook-Side Alder

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.

Brook-Side Alder

The Brook-Side Alder (Alnus serrulata) is a species in the genus Alnus. 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