Butterfly-leaf vs pale moonwort

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	pale moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Fabaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Botrychium
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Botrychium pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.