Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Scaly Hawkbit

Adiantum bellum compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Scaly Hawkbit
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (многоножковые)	Asterales (астроцветные)
Family	Pteridaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Adiantum	Hedypnois
Species	Adiantum bellum	Hedypnois cretica

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and Scaly Hawkbit share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (растения)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Scaly Hawkbit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

The Bermuda Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum bellum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.