Home›Ferns and Fern Allies›Where It LivesBrowse ByWhere It LivesWhere it lives names the country or region a species actually calls home. Wikipedia describes the giant panda as a species "endemic to China," found nowhere else in the wild. This dimension lets a visitor find every species native to the same part of the world.FactsWhere It LivesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedSpores 1Where It LivesFilter Results172 entriesCommon GroupAllClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) (44)Horsetails (Equisetum) (92)Other Fern Allies (39)Spikemosses (Selaginella) (47)Tree Ferns (11)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (162)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (92)Whisk Ferns (Psilotum) (39)Everyday GroupAllClubmosses (Lycopodiaceae) (44)Horsetails (Equisetum) (92)Other Fern Allies (39)Spikemosses (Selaginella) (47)Tree Ferns (11)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (162)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (92)Whisk Ferns (Psilotum) (39)HabitatAllAlpine (57)Bog (72)Cloud Forest (21)Desert (5)Fen (46)Freshwater (21)Freshwater Marsh (34)Freshwater Swamp Forest (17)Grassland (47)Lake (67)Riparian Zone (38)River (39)Savanna (35)Temperate Coniferous Forest (38)Temperate Forest (51)Temperate Rainforest (2)Tropical Rainforest (24)Tundra (13)Wetlands (126)Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (154)Near Threatened (1)Not Evaluated (137)Vulnerable (7)DietAllPhotosynthetic Autotroph (172)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (136)Terrestrial (164)Terrestrial and Freshwater (34)Living or ExtinctAllYes (172)Relationship to PeopleAllEaten or Drunk by People (69)Farmed or Commercially Raised (49)Invasive or Introduced Species (126)Source of Dye (8)Source of Fibre (3)Used in Traditional Medicine (138)CITES AppendixAllAppendix II (8)Not Listed (169)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (74)G5 Secure (154)GNR Unranked (81)EcosystemAllAtacama Desert (1)Chihuahuan Desert (4)Everglades (48)Heath (29)Kakadu (45)Mediterranean Basin (61)Moorland (60)Svalbard (1)TaxonomyAllAsplenium (69)Dryopteris (39)Lycopodiopsida (68)Plantae (56)Polypodiopsida (58)Pteridophyta (154)Admission YearAll1889 (10)1955 (1)1962 (1)1965 (1)1988 (1)Area (sq km)All21 (1)26.26 (1)2040 (1)2235 (1)2586.4 (1)2831 (1)10,991 (1)11,300 (1)11,946 (1)12,189 (1)13,880 (1)17,364 (1)17,818 (1)18,274 (1)18,575 (1)21,041 (1)22,072 (1)22,966 (1)23,200 (1)26,338 (1)27,700 (1)27,834 (1)27,845.1 (1)28,050 (1)28,748 (1)28,896 (1)30,355 (1)30,689 (1)103,125 (1)108,889 (1)110,860 (1)110,993.6 (1)111,369 (1)112,492 (1)114,763 (1)118,484 (1)120,000 (1)121,400 (1)130,375 (1)132,049 (1)142,814.585 (1)147,181 (1)148,460 (1)163,610 (1)164,173 (1)165,940 (1)176,215 (1)179,800 (1)181,035 (1)185,900 (1)195,000 (1)196,722 (1)199,298.982 (1)207,600 (1)214,969 (1)236,800 (1)238,397 (1)239,567 (1)241,038 (1)242,500 (1)245,857 (1)263,310 (1)267,668 (1)281,707.149 (1)283,561 (1)302,069 (1)312,696 (1)315,331 (1)330,803 (1)331,338 (1)331,983.293 (1)338,455 (1)1,030,000 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,104,300 (1)1,141,748 (1)1,220,813 (1)1,228,400 (1)1,241,238 (1)1,246,700 (1)1,280,000 (1)1,285,216 (1)1,564,116 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,664,897 (1)1,759,541 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,149,690 (1)2,166,086 (1)2,345,409 (1)2,381,741 (1)2,724,910 (1)2,780,085 (1)3,287,263 (1)7,688,287 (2)10,186,000 (1)17,075,400 (1)17,840,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)Showing the 100 most common of 169 options.Climate ZoneAllContinental (1)Temperate (1)CoastalAllYes (1)Country CountAll1 (1)12 (1)23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Elevation BandAllLowland (2)Founding YearAll340 BCE (1)746 (1)Government TypeAllAbsolute Monarchy (3)Constitutional Monarchy (22)One-Party (4)Republic (99)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)6967 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (44)Low (18)Lower-Middle (37)Upper-Middle (40)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1000 (1)1139 (1)1492 (1)1523 (1)1768 (1)1769 (1)1776 (1)1795 (1)1801 (1)1804 (1)1810 (1)1811 (2)1816 (1)1820 (1)1821 (7)1822 (1)1825 (2)1830 (1)1832 (1)1839 (1)1844 (1)1847 (1)1848 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1877 (1)1901 (1)1902 (1)1905 (1)1908 (1)1910 (1)1912 (2)1917 (1)1918 (3)1919 (1)1921 (1)1922 (2)1923 (1)1932 (2)1944 (1)1945 (1)1946 (1)1947 (4)1948 (3)1949 (2)1951 (1)1953 (2)1956 (2)1957 (2)1958 (1)1960 (12)1961 (3)1962 (6)1963 (1)1964 (2)1965 (2)1966 (3)1968 (4)1970 (2)1971 (1)1973 (1)1974 (1)1975 (4)1976 (1)1977 (1)1978 (2)1979 (2)1980 (2)1981 (1)1986 (1)1988 (1)1990 (2)1991 (7)1993 (2)1994 (1)1995 (1)LandlockedAllNo (110)Yes (27)PopulationAll10,643 (1)12,025 (1)17,663 (1)121,355 (1)138,000 (1)205,557 (1)264,596 (1)335,908 (1)1,025,200 (1)1,066,809 (1)1,235,260 (1)1,236,126 (1)1,362,954 (1)1,382,000 (1)1,795,834 (1)2,080,000 (1)2,116,427 (1)2,335,930 (1)2,359,609 (1)2,422,712 (1)2,647,400 (1)2,824,913 (1)2,870,000 (1)3,022,401 (1)3,127,683 (1)3,499,451 (1)3,591,120 (1)3,600,000 (1)3,657,000 (1)10,147,200 (1)10,186,738 (1)10,610,485 (1)10,915,839 (1)11,233,263 (1)11,365,333 (1)11,424,031 (1)11,532,151 (1)11,867,634 (1)11,890,517 (1)11,906,096 (1)11,972,169 (1)13,866,009 (1)14,151,540 (1)14,418,145 (1)14,870,907 (1)15,170,420 (1)16,055,174 (1)17,166,852 (1)17,483,326 (1)17,521,167 (1)17,638,801 (1)18,130,208 (1)18,636,532 (1)18,847,519 (1)19,043,151 (1)20,031,602 (1)20,216,029 (1)20,547,909 (1)21,393,441 (1)21,756,000 (1)22,224,282 (1)23,299,132 (1)24,745,000 (1)24,874,500 (1)25,890,000 (1)27,801,023 (2)30,000,000 (1)30,987,821 (1)31,122,387 (1)31,800,000 (1)31,964,956 (1)32,283,000 (1)32,684,503 (1)33,702,731 (1)34,352,720 (1)34,374,300 (1)34,881,007 (1)35,000,000 (1)35,039,451 (1)36,604,681 (1)36,828,330 (1)37,314,000 (1)103,439,000 (1)109,139,000 (1)114,000,000 (1)116,452,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)128,590,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)138,000,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)213,421,037 (1)241,499,431 (1)242,747,130 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)2,040,000,000 (1)Showing the 100 most common of 168 options.Time ZoneAllUTC+08:00 (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50AcreWhere It Lives1 entryAfghanistanWhere It Lives16 entriesAfricaWhere It Lives8 entriesAlagoasWhere It Lives2 entriesAlbaniaWhere It Lives36 entriesAlgeriaWhere It Lives25 entriesAmapaWhere It Lives1 entryAmazoniaWhere It Lives3 entriesAngolaWhere It Lives13 entriesArgentinaWhere It Lives1 entryAsiaWhere It Lives3 entriesAustraliaWhere It Lives3 entriesAustraliaWhere It Lives25 entriesAustriaWhere It Lives50 entriesBahamasWhere It Lives7 entriesBahiaWhere It Lives3 entriesBangladeshWhere It Lives18 entriesBelarusWhere It Lives33 entriesBelgiumWhere It Lives53 entriesBelizeWhere It Lives8 entriesBeninWhere It Lives7 entriesBoliviaWhere It Lives16 entriesBotswanaWhere It Lives9 entriesBrazilWhere It Lives8 entriesBulgariaWhere It Lives41 entriesBurundiWhere It Lives12 entriesCambodiaWhere It Lives12 entriesCameroonWhere It Lives11 entriesCanadaWhere It Lives28 entriesCentral African RepublicWhere It Lives5 entriesChadWhere It Lives7 entriesChinaWhere It Lives8 entriesColombiaWhere It Lives24 entriesComorosWhere It Lives9 entriesCosta RicaWhere It Lives15 entriesCroatiaWhere It Lives1 entryCubaWhere It Lives15 entriesCyprusWhere It Lives18 entriesCzechiaWhere It Lives2 entriesDemocratic Republic of the CongoWhere It Lives5 entriesDenmarkWhere It Lives37 entriesDjiboutiWhere It Lives4 entriesDominican RepublicWhere It Lives9 entriesEcuadorWhere It Lives12 entriesEgyptWhere It Lives4 entriesEl SalvadorWhere It Lives9 entriesEquatorial GuineaWhere It Lives4 entriesEritreaWhere It Lives3 entriesEstoniaWhere It Lives3 entriesEswatiniWhere It Lives14 entriesShowing 1 to 50 of 172, page 1 of 4.1234Next →Sources1. 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.