Home›Ferns and Fern Allies›HabitatBrowse ByHabitatHabitat names the specific kind of place a species actually lives. Wikipedia notes the giant panda "lives exclusively in six montane regions in a few Chinese provinces at elevations of up to 3,000 m," a narrow habitat that has shaped both its diet and its conservation status. This dimension groups species that depend on the same kind of habitat.FactsHabitatSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedSpores 1HabitatFilter Results19 entriesCommon GroupAllClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) (4)Horsetails (Equisetum) (10)Spikemosses (Selaginella) (2)Tree Ferns (3)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (14)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (4)Everyday GroupAllClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) (4)Horsetails (Equisetum) (10)Spikemosses (Selaginella) (2)Tree Ferns (3)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (14)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (4)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (9)Africa (3)Albania (11)Algeria (9)Amazonia (3)Angola (3)Australia (8)Austria (12)Bahamas (5)Bahia (3)Bangladesh (4)Belarus (10)Belgium (15)Benin (4)Bolivia (4)Botswana (3)Brazil (4)Bulgaria (11)Burundi (3)Cambodia (3)Cameroon (4)Canada (9)Central African Republic (3)China (8)Colombia (7)Costa Rica (3)Cuba (7)Cyprus (5)Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)Denmark (13)Dominican Republic (3)El Salvador (3)Eswatini (3)Ethiopia (4)Fiji (4)Finland (13)France (13)Fujian (3)Georgia (9)Germany (12)Ghana (3)Greece (11)Guangdong (3)Guatemala (3)Guinea (3)Guyana (4)Haiti (4)Hubei (4)Hungary (10)Iceland (10)India (7)Iran (10)Iraq (3)Ireland (12)Italy (12)Jamaica (3)Japan (12)Kazakhstan (11)Kenya (3)Luxembourg (4)Mali (3)Manchuria (8)Mauritius (4)Minas Gerais (3)Mongolia (10)Morocco (7)Mozambique (3)Nepal (4)Netherlands (11)New Zealand (3)Nigeria (3)North America (15)Norway (14)Pakistan (9)Palestine (6)Philippines (3)Poland (11)Portugal (13)Romania (11)South Africa (8)South America (5)South Asia (8)Spain (11)Sri Lanka (5)Sweden (13)Switzerland (12)Taiwan (4)Tanzania (3)Thailand (3)Tunisia (6)Uganda (3)Ukraine (9)United Kingdom (4)United States (13)Uzbekistan (3)Vanuatu (3)Venezuela (3)Vietnam (3)Zambia (3)Zimbabwe (3)Showing the 100 most common of 162 options.Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (14)Not Evaluated (14)Vulnerable (2)DietAllPhotosynthetic Autotroph (19)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (11)Terrestrial (17)Terrestrial and Freshwater (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (19)Relationship to PeopleAllEaten or Drunk by People (10)Invasive or Introduced Species (7)Source of Dye (1)Source of Fibre (2)Used in Traditional Medicine (15)CITES AppendixAllAppendix II (1)Not Listed (18)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (6)G5 Secure (15)GNR Unranked (4)EcosystemAllAtacama Desert (1)Chihuahuan Desert (1)Everglades (1)Heath (2)Kakadu (1)Moorland (3)Svalbard (1)TaxonomyAllAsplenium (3)Dryopteris (5)Lycopodiopsida (6)Plantae (5)Polypodiopsida (6)Pteridophyta (14)Annual Precipitation (mm)All150 (1)200 (1)300 (1)600 (1)650 (1)943 (1)1143 (7)1200 (2)1400 (1)2000 (1)2500 (2)Annual Precipitation BandAllArid (2)Moderate (2)Very Wet (1)RealmAllFreshwater (3)Terrestrial (5)Typical High Temperature (C)All10 (1)15 (1)20 (3)21 (1)22 (2)23.9 (5)28 (1)30 (3)35 (1)45 (1)Typical Low Temperature (C)All-40 (1)-34 (1)-18 (1)-10.5 (1)-10 (1)-7 (1)-4 (1)0 (1)1.7 (5)2 (1)4 (1)8 (1)18 (1)20 (1)21 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAlpineHabitat2 entriesBogHabitat8 entriesCloud ForestHabitat1 entryDesertHabitat3 entriesFenHabitat6 entriesFreshwaterHabitat2 entriesFreshwater MarshHabitat3 entriesFreshwater Swamp ForestHabitat1 entryGrasslandHabitat7 entriesLakeHabitat4 entriesRiparian ZoneHabitat4 entriesRiverHabitat9 entriesSavannaHabitat2 entriesTemperate Coniferous ForestHabitat6 entriesTemperate ForestHabitat13 entriesTemperate RainforestHabitat1 entryTropical RainforestHabitat4 entriesTundraHabitat1 entryWetlandsHabitat17 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Ferntier 2WikipediaFern, lead sectionQuote, Fern, lead sectionFerns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.