Maidenhair Spleenwort vs Showy Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes compared with Asplenium formosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maidenhair Spleenwort	Showy Spleenwort
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	Aspleniaceae	Aspleniaceae
Genus same	Asplenium	Asplenium
Species	Asplenium trichomanes	Asplenium formosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Maidenhair Spleenwort and Showy Spleenwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Asplenium.

Conservation Status

Maidenhair Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Showy Spleenwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maidenhair Spleenwort	Showy Spleenwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Showy Spleenwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Guinea.