Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs limestone fern

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	limestone fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Gymnocarpium
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Evolutionary Relationship

Belly-shaped Hard Grass and limestone fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium