adulterated spleenwort vs Showy Spleenwort

Asplenium adulterinum compared with Asplenium formosum

Key Differences

• adulterated spleenwort is Vulnerable while Showy Spleenwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	adulterated spleenwort	Showy Spleenwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
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 adulterinum	Asplenium formosum

Evolutionary Relationship

adulterated spleenwort and Showy Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

adulterated spleenwort

VU — Vulnerable

Showy Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	adulterated spleenwort	Showy Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

adulterated spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Showy Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Guinea.

adulterated spleenwort

The Adulterated spleenwort (Asplenium adulterinum) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies, found across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.