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 50EthiopiaWhere It Lives15 entriesEuropeWhere It Lives1 entryFederated States of MicronesiaWhere It Lives1 entryFijiWhere It Lives16 entriesFinlandWhere It Lives37 entriesFranceWhere It Lives57 entriesFujianWhere It Lives2 entriesGabonWhere It Lives6 entriesGambiaWhere It Lives2 entriesGeorgiaWhere It Lives32 entriesGermanyWhere It Lives52 entriesGhanaWhere It Lives7 entriesGreeceWhere It Lives37 entriesGreenlandWhere It Lives1 entryGuangdongWhere It Lives3 entriesGuatemalaWhere It Lives14 entriesGuineaWhere It Lives8 entriesGuinea-BissauWhere It Lives2 entriesGuyanaWhere It Lives10 entriesHaitiWhere It Lives13 entriesHondurasWhere It Lives12 entriesHubeiWhere It Lives4 entriesHungaryWhere It Lives41 entriesIcelandWhere It Lives25 entriesIndiaWhere It Lives20 entriesIranWhere It Lives30 entriesIraqWhere It Lives13 entriesIrelandWhere It Lives46 entriesIsraelWhere It Lives1 entryItalyWhere It Lives47 entriesJamaicaWhere It Lives14 entriesJapanWhere It Lives41 entriesKareliaWhere It Lives1 entryKazakhstanWhere It Lives27 entriesKenyaWhere It Lives15 entriesKiribatiWhere It Lives1 entryKuwaitWhere It Lives1 entryLaosWhere It Lives10 entriesLesothoWhere It Lives14 entriesLiberiaWhere It Lives4 entriesLibyaWhere It Lives7 entriesLuxembourgWhere It Lives14 entriesMadagascarWhere It Lives11 entriesMalawiWhere It Lives11 entriesMalaysiaWhere It Lives1 entryMaliWhere It Lives6 entriesManchuriaWhere It Lives22 entriesMaranhaoWhere It Lives1 entryMato GrossoWhere It Lives3 entriesMauritaniaWhere It Lives4 entriesShowing 51 to 100 of 172, page 2 of 4.← Previous1234Next →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.