Ascending Grapefern vs Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Botrychium ascendens compared with Echinops foliosus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossaceae)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Botrychium	Echinops
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Echinops foliosus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.