Cretan Spleenwort vs fausse capillaire

Asplenium creticum compared with Asplenium trichomanes

Key Differences

• Cretan Spleenwort is Vulnerable while fausse capillaire is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Spleenwort	fausse capillaire
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium creticum	Asplenium trichomanes

Evolutionary Relationship

Cretan Spleenwort and fausse capillaire share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Cretan Spleenwort

VU — Vulnerable

fausse capillaire

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Spleenwort	fausse capillaire
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Spleenwort

Habitat

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

fausse capillaire

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).