Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Clustered Dock

Adiantum bellum compared with Rumex conglomeratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Clustered Dock
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Lớp Dương xỉ)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Bộ Dương xỉ)	Caryophyllales (Bộ Cẩm chướng)
Family	Pteridaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Adiantum	Rumex
Species	Adiantum bellum	Rumex conglomeratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and Clustered Dock share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (thực vật)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Clustered Dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Clustered Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Clustered Dock

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Clustered Dock

Rumex conglomeratus, the clustered dock, is a perennial herb in the family Polygonaceae native to the Palearctic region, widely distributed across Europe, western Asia, and North Africa. It has been naturalized on most other continents, particularly in temperate regions of the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand, where it grows as a common weed of disturbed ground, roadsides, waste places, moist meadows, streambanks, and field margins. The plant grows to 0.4–1.2 m tall, with large basal leaves and erect branching stems bearing small reddish-green flowers arranged in dense whorled clusters along the branches—giving rise to the common name clustered dock. Fruits have three tubercles that aid in identification. Like other docks, it is tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, including temporarily waterlogged sites. Rumex conglomeratus is edible, with young leaves used historically as pot herbs. The abundant seed production of docks makes them persistent weeds in agricultural and horticultural settings. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN due to its extremely wide distribution and high abundance.