Eastern Spreading Wood Fern vs Parsley Buckler-fern

Dryopteris campyloptera compared with Dryopteris crispifolia

Key Differences

• Eastern Spreading Wood Fern is Not Evaluated while Parsley Buckler-fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern	Parsley Buckler-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	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris campyloptera	Dryopteris crispifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern and Parsley Buckler-fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Parsley Buckler-fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern	Parsley Buckler-fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Parsley Buckler-fern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.