Fragrant Woodsia vs Graceful Woodsia

Woodsia ilvensis compared with Woodsia pulchella

Key Differences

• Fragrant Woodsia is Least Concern while Graceful Woodsia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Woodsia	Graceful Woodsia
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Woodsiaceae	Woodsiaceae
Genus same	Woodsia	Woodsia
Species	Woodsia ilvensis	Woodsia pulchella

Evolutionary Relationship

Fragrant Woodsia and Graceful Woodsia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Woodsia.

Conservation Status

Fragrant Woodsia

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Woodsia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Woodsia	Graceful Woodsia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Woodsia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Graceful Woodsia

Habitat

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