Eastern Spreading Wood Fern vs shaggy wood fern

Dryopteris campyloptera compared with Dryopteris cycadina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern	shaggy 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 campyloptera	Dryopteris cycadina

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern and shaggy wood fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

shaggy wood fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern	shaggy wood fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

shaggy wood fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.