brittle maidenhair fern vs avenca

Adiantum concinnum compared with Adiantum hispidulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittle maidenhair fern	avenca
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Pteridaceae	Pteridaceae
Genus same	Adiantum	Adiantum
Species	Adiantum concinnum	Adiantum hispidulum

Evolutionary Relationship

brittle maidenhair fern and avenca share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Adiantum.

Conservation Status

brittle maidenhair fern

NE — Not Evaluated

avenca

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brittle maidenhair fern	avenca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brittle maidenhair fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

avenca

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal, Seychelles, Spain, Taiwan, and United States.

brittle maidenhair fern

The Brittle maidenhair fern (Adiantum concinnum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.