Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs smooth heliotrope

Adiantum bellum compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while smooth heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	smooth heliotrope
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 curassavicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	smooth heliotrope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), 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.