brittle maidenhair fern vs Delta maidenhair fern

Adiantum concinnum compared with Adiantum raddianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittle maidenhair fern	Delta maidenhair 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	Pteridaceae	Pteridaceae
Genus same	Adiantum	Adiantum
Species	Adiantum concinnum	Adiantum raddianum

Evolutionary Relationship

brittle maidenhair fern and Delta maidenhair fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Adiantum.

Conservation Status

brittle maidenhair fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Delta maidenhair fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittle maidenhair fern	Delta maidenhair fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brittle maidenhair fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Delta maidenhair fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Trinidad and Tobago, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

brittle maidenhair fern

The Brittle maidenhair fern (Adiantum concinnum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia