adulterated spleenwort vs singlesorus island spleenwort

Asplenium adulterinum compared with Asplenium unisorum

Key Differences

• adulterated spleenwort is Vulnerable while singlesorus island spleenwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	adulterated spleenwort	singlesorus island spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium adulterinum	Asplenium unisorum

Evolutionary Relationship

adulterated spleenwort and singlesorus island spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

adulterated spleenwort

VU — Vulnerable

singlesorus island spleenwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	adulterated spleenwort	singlesorus island spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

adulterated spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

singlesorus island spleenwort

Habitat

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

adulterated spleenwort

The Adulterated spleenwort (Asplenium adulterinum) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies, found across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.