adulterated spleenwort vs Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium adulterinum compared with Asplenium trichomanes

Key Differences

• adulterated spleenwort is Vulnerable while Maidenhair Spleenwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	adulterated spleenwort	Maidenhair Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium adulterinum	Asplenium trichomanes

Evolutionary Relationship

adulterated spleenwort and Maidenhair Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

adulterated spleenwort

VU — Vulnerable

Maidenhair Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	adulterated spleenwort	Maidenhair Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

adulterated spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Maidenhair Spleenwort

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).

adulterated spleenwort

The Adulterated spleenwort (Asplenium adulterinum) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies, found across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden