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 50MauritiusWhere It Lives9 entriesMexicoWhere It Lives1 entryMinas GeraisWhere It Lives3 entriesMongoliaWhere It Lives22 entriesMoroccoWhere It Lives21 entriesMozambiqueWhere It Lives9 entriesMyanmarWhere It Lives15 entriesNamibiaWhere It Lives2 entriesNauruWhere It Lives2 entriesNepalWhere It Lives14 entriesNetherlandsWhere It Lives39 entriesNew CaledoniaWhere It Lives1 entryNew ZealandWhere It Lives4 entriesNicaraguaWhere It Lives5 entriesNigeriaWhere It Lives4 entriesNorth AmericaWhere It Lives71 entriesNorwayWhere It Lives46 entriesOmanWhere It Lives1 entryPakistanWhere It Lives18 entriesPalauWhere It Lives1 entryPalestineWhere It Lives12 entriesPantanalWhere It Lives2 entriesParaguayWhere It Lives2 entriesParanaWhere It Lives2 entriesPernambucoWhere It Lives3 entriesPeruWhere It Lives7 entriesPhilippinesWhere It Lives11 entriesPolandWhere It Lives34 entriesPortugalWhere It Lives29 entriesRio de JaneiroWhere It Lives3 entriesRio Grande do SulWhere It Lives3 entriesRomaniaWhere It Lives34 entriesRussiaWhere It Lives1 entryRwandaWhere It Lives4 entriesSamoaWhere It Lives1 entrySanta CatarinaWhere It Lives3 entriesSaudi ArabiaWhere It Lives3 entriesSenegalWhere It Lives3 entriesSeychellesWhere It Lives3 entriesShanghaiWhere It Lives1 entrySierra LeoneWhere It Lives3 entriesSingaporeWhere It Lives1 entrySolomon IslandsWhere It Lives2 entriesSouth AfricaWhere It Lives12 entriesSouth AmericaWhere It Lives8 entriesSouth AsiaWhere It Lives16 entriesSpainWhere It Lives34 entriesSri LankaWhere It Lives6 entriesSurinameWhere It Lives2 entriesSwedenWhere It Lives34 entriesShowing 101 to 150 of 172, page 3 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.