Ascending Grapefern vs black currant-tree

Botrychium ascendens compared with Antidesma ghaesembilla

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while black currant-tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	black currant-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Antidesma
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Antidesma ghaesembilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and black currant-tree share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plantas)

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	black currant-tree
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.

black currant-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guyana.

Ascending Grapefern

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

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.