woodsie alpine vs woodsie grêle

Woodsia alpina compared with Woodsia gracilis

Key Differences

• woodsie alpine is Least Concern while woodsie grêle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	woodsie alpine	woodsie grêle
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Woodsiaceae	Woodsiaceae
Genus same	Woodsia	Woodsia
Species	Woodsia alpina	Woodsia gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

woodsie alpine and woodsie grêle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Woodsia.

Conservation Status

woodsie alpine

LC — Least Concern

woodsie grêle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	woodsie alpine	woodsie grêle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

woodsie alpine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

woodsie grêle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

woodsie alpine

The Alpine Cliff Fern (Woodsia alpina) is a species in the genus Woodsia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States