Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Chickenweed

Adiantum bellum compared with Portulaca quadrifida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Chickenweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Portulacaceae
Genus	Adiantum	Portulaca
Species	Adiantum bellum	Portulaca quadrifida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Chickenweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Chickenweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.

Chickenweed

The Chickenweed (Portulaca quadrifida) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.