Broad Buckler Fern vs Guanche Woodfern

Dryopteris expansa compared with Dryopteris guanchica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad Buckler Fern	Guanche Woodfern
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 expansa	Dryopteris guanchica

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad Buckler Fern and Guanche Woodfern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Broad Buckler Fern

LC — Least Concern

Guanche Woodfern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad Buckler Fern	Guanche Woodfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Guanche Woodfern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal