Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs hooked-pepperwort

Adiantum bellum compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Adiantum	Marsilea
Species	Adiantum bellum	Marsilea vestita

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and hooked-pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Polypodiopsida. (Polypodiopsida)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	hooked-pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.