Alpine Male-fern vs Fragrant Cliff Fern

Dryopteris lacunosa compared with Dryopteris fragrans

Key Differences

• Alpine Male-fern is Least Concern while Fragrant Cliff Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Male-fern	Fragrant Cliff Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Lớp Dương xỉ)	Polypodiopsida (Lớp Dương xỉ)
Order same	Polypodiales (Bộ Dương xỉ)	Polypodiales (Bộ Dương xỉ)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris lacunosa	Dryopteris fragrans

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Male-fern and Fragrant Cliff Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Alpine Male-fern

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant Cliff Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Male-fern	Fragrant Cliff Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Male-fern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

Fragrant Cliff Fern

Habitat

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

Range

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

Alpine Male-fern

The Alpine Male-fern (Dryopteris lacunosa) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Found in Belgium.