Bracken vs bracken fern

Pteridium aquilinum compared with Pteridium esculentum

Key Differences

• Bracken is Least Concern while bracken fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bracken	bracken 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	Dennstaedtiaceae	Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus same	Pteridium	Pteridium
Species	Pteridium aquilinum	Pteridium esculentum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bracken and bracken fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pteridium.

Conservation Status

Bracken

LC — Least Concern

bracken fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bracken	bracken fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bracken

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Iran, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

bracken fern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

Bracken

The Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) is a species in the genus Pteridium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Ne

bracken fern

The Bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum) is a species in the genus Pteridium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. It is found in Brazil.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil