Barn Fern vs Bishop's goutweed

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Aegopodium podagraria

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Bishop's goutweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Aegopodium
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Aegopodium podagraria

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and Bishop's goutweed share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Bishop's goutweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Bishop's goutweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Bishop's goutweed

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.