Ascending Grapefern vs California alder

Botrychium ascendens compared with Alnus rhombifolia

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while California alder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	California 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 rhombifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

California alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	California 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.

California alder

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.

California alder

The California alder (Alnus rhombifolia) 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 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada