Dorniger Wurmfarn vs shaggy wood fern

Dryopteris carthusiana compared with Dryopteris cycadina

Key Differences

• Dorniger Wurmfarn is Least Concern while shaggy wood fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dorniger Wurmfarn	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 carthusiana	Dryopteris cycadina

Evolutionary Relationship

Dorniger Wurmfarn and shaggy wood fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Dorniger Wurmfarn

LC — Least Concern

shaggy wood fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dorniger Wurmfarn	shaggy wood fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dorniger Wurmfarn

Habitat

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

Range

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

shaggy wood fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium