Butterfly-leaf vs limestone fern

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	limestone fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and limestone fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.