Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Codlins And Cream

Adiantum bellum compared with Epilobium hirsutum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Codlins And Cream
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)	Myrtales (フトモモ目)
Family	Pteridaceae	Onagraceae
Genus	Adiantum	Epilobium
Species	Adiantum bellum	Epilobium hirsutum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and Codlins And Cream share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (植物)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Codlins And Cream

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Codlins And Cream
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Codlins And Cream

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

The Bermuda Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum bellum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Codlins And Cream

Codlins and Cream (Epilobium hirsutum), also known as Great Hairy Willowherb, is a robust perennial herb in the family Onagraceae, widespread across temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and introduced populations in North America, Australia, and parts of Africa. Plants grow 60–150 centimetres tall, covered in soft, spreading hairs that give the species its common name 'hairy', and produce showy four-petalled flowers of deep rose-pink with a white centre—the namesake 'codlins and cream' referencing the pale and rosy colour combination. The species is an obligate wetland plant, colonising riversides, canal margins, fens, ditches, and marshy ground where soils remain consistently moist or waterlogged. It spreads vigorously by both wind-dispersed seeds and underground rhizomes, often forming dense monospecific stands that can outcompete native riparian vegetation and is considered invasive in some parts of North America and Australia. Ecologically, it provides important nectar and pollen resources for bumblebees, hoverflies, and other pollinators during summer. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN given its broad distribution and stable populations across its native Eurasian range. Young shoots were historically eaten in some regions, and the plant has been used in folk medicine for its astringent properties.