Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Carelessweed

Adiantum bellum compared with Amaranthus spinosus

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Carelessweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Carelessweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Adiantum	Amaranthus
Species	Adiantum bellum	Amaranthus spinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and Carelessweed share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Carelessweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

The Bermuda Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum bellum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.