Eastern Spreading Wood Fern vs Scaly Buckler-Fern

Dryopteris campyloptera compared with Dryopteris remota

Key Differences

• Eastern Spreading Wood Fern is Not Evaluated while Scaly Buckler-Fern is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern	Scaly Buckler-Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)
Order same	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris campyloptera	Dryopteris remota

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern and Scaly Buckler-Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaly Buckler-Fern

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spreading Wood Fern	Scaly Buckler-Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spreading Wood Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Scaly Buckler-Fern

Habitat

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