adulterated spleenwort vs Fountain Spleenwort

Asplenium adulterinum compared with Asplenium fontanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	adulterated spleenwort	Fountain Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)
Order same	Polypodiales (고사리목)	Polypodiales (고사리목)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium adulterinum	Asplenium fontanum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

adulterated spleenwort

VU — Vulnerable

Fountain Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	adulterated spleenwort	Fountain 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.

Fountain Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.