Ascending Grapefern vs Brook Alder

Botrychium ascendens compared with Alnus maritima

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Brook Alder is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Brook Alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Ophioglossales (ハナヤスリ目)	Fagales (ブナ目)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Alnus
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Alnus maritima

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and Brook Alder share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (植物)

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Brook Alder

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Brook Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Brook Alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Brook Alder

The Brook Alder (Alnus maritima) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.