Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Eye Bright

Adiantum bellum compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Eye Bright
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Adiantum	Heliotropium
Species	Adiantum bellum	Heliotropium angiospermum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.