Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Blistering Ammania

Adiantum bellum compared with Ammannia baccifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Blistering Ammania
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Adiantum	Ammannia
Species	Adiantum bellum	Ammannia baccifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and Blistering Ammania share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (planta)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Blistering Ammania
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

The Bermuda Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum bellum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian