Geröll-Wurmfarn vs Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Dryopteris oreades compared with Dryopteris campyloptera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Geröll-Wurmfarn	Eastern Spreading 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 oreades	Dryopteris campyloptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Geröll-Wurmfarn and Eastern Spreading Wood Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Geröll-Wurmfarn

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Geröll-Wurmfarn	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Geröll-Wurmfarn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.