Ascending Grapefern vs Spathulate Botrychium

Botrychium ascendens compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order same	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family same	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus same	Botrychium	Botrychium
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Botrychium spathulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and Spathulate Botrychium share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Botrychium.

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Ascending Grapefern

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States