Ascending Grapefern vs Gemeine Akelei

Botrychium ascendens compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Gemeine Akelei
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Aquilegia
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Aquilegia vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and Gemeine Akelei share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Gemeine Akelei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Gemeine Akelei

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Gemeine Akelei

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States