Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Garden Thyme

Adiantum bellum compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Garden Thyme
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Adiantum	Thymus
Species	Adiantum bellum	Thymus vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Garden Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.