Barn Fern vs broom wattle

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Acacia calamifolia

Key Differences

  • Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while broom wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barn Fern broom wattle
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Tracheophyta Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Aspleniaceae Fabaceae
Genus Asplenium Acacia
Species Asplenium haughtonii Acacia calamifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

broom wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barn Fern broom wattle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

broom wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

broom wattle

The Broom Wattle (Acacia calamifolia) 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.

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