Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Goat's-beard

Adiantum bellum compared with Tragopogon pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Goat's-beard
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteridaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Adiantum	Tragopogon
Species	Adiantum bellum	Tragopogon pratensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and Goat's-beard share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Goat's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Goat's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.