Bright-Green Spleenwort vs Showy Spleenwort

Asplenium viride compared with Asplenium formosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bright-Green Spleenwort	Showy Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order same	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium viride	Asplenium formosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bright-Green Spleenwort and Showy Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Bright-Green Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Showy Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bright-Green Spleenwort	Showy Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bright-Green Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Showy Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Guinea.

Bright-Green Spleenwort

The Bright-Green Spleenwort (Asplenium viride) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.