Barn Fern vs Blusher

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Amanita rubescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Blusher
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Asplenium	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Amanita rubescens

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

Blusher

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Sweden, 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.

Blusher

The Blusher (Amanita rubescens) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.