Barn Fern vs bushman's-poison

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Acokanthera oppositifolia

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while bushman's-poison is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	bushman's-poison
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Acokanthera
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Acokanthera oppositifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn Fern and bushman's-poison share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	bushman's-poison
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

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.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.