Breiter Wurmfarn vs Leather Wood Fern

Dryopteris dilatata compared with Dryopteris marginalis

Key Differences

• Breiter Wurmfarn is Least Concern while Leather Wood Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Breiter Wurmfarn	Leather Wood Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order same	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris dilatata	Dryopteris marginalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Breiter Wurmfarn and Leather Wood Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Breiter Wurmfarn

LC — Least Concern

Leather Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Breiter Wurmfarn	Leather Wood Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Breiter Wurmfarn

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Leather Wood Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Breiter Wurmfarn

The Broad Buckler Fern (Dryopteris dilatata) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States