Barn Fern vs Bartram Shadbush

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Amelanchier bartramiana

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bartram Shadbush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bartram Shadbush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Asplenium	Amelanchier
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Amelanchier bartramiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and Bartram Shadbush share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bartram Shadbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bartram Shadbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Bartram Shadbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Barn Fern

The Barn Fern (Asplenium haughtonii) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Bartram Shadbush

The Bartram Shadbush (Amelanchier bartramiana) is a species in the genus Amelanchier. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.