Fountain Spleenwort vs Sea Spleenwort

Asplenium fontanum compared with Asplenium marinum

Key Differences

• Fountain Spleenwort is Least Concern while Sea Spleenwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fountain Spleenwort	Sea 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 fontanum	Asplenium marinum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fountain Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Sea Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fountain Spleenwort	Sea Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fountain Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

Sea Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.