Governor Laffan's Fern vs Vegetable fern

Diplazium laffanianum compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Governor Laffan's Fern is Extinct in the Wild while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Governor Laffan's 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 laffanianum	Diplazium esculentum

Evolutionary Relationship

Governor Laffan's Fern and Vegetable fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Diplazium.

Conservation Status

Governor Laffan's Fern

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Governor Laffan's Fern	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Governor Laffan's 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.