Maidenhair Spleenwort vs Wild Birdnest Fern

Asplenium trichomanes compared with Asplenium serratum

Key Differences

• Maidenhair Spleenwort is Least Concern while Wild Birdnest Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maidenhair Spleenwort	Wild Birdnest 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	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium trichomanes	Asplenium serratum

Evolutionary Relationship

Maidenhair Spleenwort and Wild Birdnest Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Maidenhair Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Wild Birdnest Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maidenhair Spleenwort	Wild Birdnest Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Wild Birdnest Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.