Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs round-leaf cassia

Adiantum bellum compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteridaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Adiantum	Chamaecrista
Species	Adiantum bellum	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and round-leaf cassia share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.