Asian swordfern vs bur chervil

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Anthriscus caucalis

Key Differences

• Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while bur chervil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	bur chervil
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	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Apiales (セリ目)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Nephrolepis	Anthriscus
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Anthriscus caucalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian swordfern and bur chervil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (植物)

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

bur chervil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	bur chervil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

bur chervil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Asian swordfern

The Asian swordfern (Nephrolepis brownii) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

bur chervil

The bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) is a species in the genus Anthriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States