fausse capillaire vs Showy Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes compared with Asplenium formosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fausse capillaire	Showy Spleenwort
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 trichomanes	Asplenium formosum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

fausse capillaire

LC — Least Concern

Showy Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Showy Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Guinea.