Barn Fern vs Beardgrass

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Andropogon chevalieri

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Beardgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Beardgrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Asplenium	Andropogon
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Andropogon chevalieri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Beardgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.

Beardgrass

The Beardgrass (Andropogon chevalieri) is a species in the genus Andropogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.