Blackstem Spleenwort vs bushman's-poison

Asplenium resiliens compared with Acokanthera oppositifolia

Key Differences

• Blackstem Spleenwort is Not Evaluated while bushman's-poison is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackstem Spleenwort	bushman's-poison
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Acokanthera
Species	Asplenium resiliens	Acokanthera oppositifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackstem Spleenwort and bushman's-poison share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackstem Spleenwort	bushman's-poison
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.