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 22SwitzerlandWhere It Lives36 entriesTaiwanWhere It Lives18 entriesTanzaniaWhere It Lives8 entriesThailandWhere It Lives10 entriesTianjinWhere It Lives1 entryTibetWhere It Lives2 entriesTunisiaWhere It Lives10 entriesTurkeyWhere It Lives1 entryTuvaluWhere It Lives1 entryUgandaWhere It Lives5 entriesUkraineWhere It Lives25 entriesUnited KingdomWhere It Lives4 entriesUnited StatesWhere It Lives32 entriesUruguayWhere It Lives3 entriesUzbekistanWhere It Lives7 entriesVanuatuWhere It Lives5 entriesVenezuelaWhere It Lives5 entriesVietnamWhere It Lives11 entriesXinjiangWhere It Lives2 entriesYemenWhere It Lives4 entriesZambiaWhere It Lives5 entriesZimbabweWhere It Lives6 entriesShowing 151 to 172 of 172, page 4 of 4.← Previous1234Sources1. 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.