Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Dwarf eelgrass

Adiantum bellum compared with Zostera japonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Dwarf eelgrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Adiantum	Zostera
Species	Adiantum bellum	Zostera japonica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Dwarf eelgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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.