Ascending Grapefern vs Marmelos

Botrychium ascendens compared with Aegle marmelos

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Marmelos is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Marmelos
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Rutaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Aegle
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Aegle marmelos

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and Marmelos share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plantas)

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Marmelos

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Marmelos
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Marmelos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Marmelos

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.