Fragile Frillwort vs Greater Frillwort

Fossombronia fimbriata compared with Fossombronia angulosa

Key Differences

• Fragile Frillwort is Least Concern while Greater Frillwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragile Frillwort	Greater Frillwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order same	Fossombroniales (Fossombroniales)	Fossombroniales (Fossombroniales)
Family same	Fossombroniaceae	Fossombroniaceae
Genus same	Fossombronia	Fossombronia
Species	Fossombronia fimbriata	Fossombronia angulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Fragile Frillwort and Greater Frillwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Fossombronia.

Conservation Status

Fragile Frillwort

LC — Least Concern

Greater Frillwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragile Frillwort	Greater Frillwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragile Frillwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Greater Frillwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway