Cutleaf Spleenwort vs fausse capillaire

Asplenium abscissum compared with Asplenium trichomanes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutleaf 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 abscissum	Asplenium trichomanes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cutleaf Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

fausse capillaire

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutleaf Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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).