Boott'S Fern vs Broad Buckler Fern

Dryopteris boottii compared with Dryopteris expansa

Key Differences

• Boott'S Fern is Not Evaluated while Broad Buckler Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boott'S Fern	Broad Buckler Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris boottii	Dryopteris expansa

Evolutionary Relationship

Boott'S Fern and Broad Buckler Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Boott'S Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad Buckler Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boott'S Fern	Broad Buckler Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boott'S Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Broad Buckler Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Boott'S Fern

The Boott'S Fern (Dryopteris boottii) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Broad Buckler Fern

The Broad Buckler Fern (Dryopteris expansa) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States