Asian swordfern vs Broughton willow wattle

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Acacia salicina

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while Broughton willow wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	Broughton willow wattle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Acacia
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Acacia salicina

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian swordfern and Broughton willow wattle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broughton willow wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	Broughton willow wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Broughton willow wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Israel, Spain, and Zimbabwe.

Asian swordfern

The Asian swordfern (Nephrolepis brownii) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Broughton willow wattle

The Broughton Willow Wattle (Acacia salicina) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.