Black-scale Fern vs Vegetable fern

Diplazium filamentosum compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-scale Fern	Vegetable fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Athyriaceae	Athyriaceae
Genus same	Diplazium	Diplazium
Species	Diplazium filamentosum	Diplazium esculentum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-scale Fern and Vegetable fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Diplazium.

Conservation Status

Black-scale Fern

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-scale Fern	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-scale Fern

Habitat

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

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Black-scale Fern

The Black-scale Fern (Diplazium filamentosum) is a species in the genus Diplazium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.