adulterated spleenwort vs Balearean Spleenwort

Asplenium adulterinum compared with Asplenium balearicum

Key Differences

• adulterated spleenwort is Vulnerable while Balearean Spleenwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	adulterated spleenwort	Balearean Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium adulterinum	Asplenium balearicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

adulterated spleenwort

VU — Vulnerable

Balearean Spleenwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	adulterated spleenwort	Balearean 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.

Balearean Spleenwort

Habitat

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

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.

Balearean Spleenwort

The Balearean Spleenwort (Asplenium balearicum) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.