Adder'S Tongue vs Agrimony

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Agrimonia eupatoria

Key Differences

• Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Agrimony is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Agrimony
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Ophioglossum	Agrimonia
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Agrimonia eupatoria

Evolutionary Relationship

Adder'S Tongue and Agrimony share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Agrimony
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder'S Tongue

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Agrimony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Adder'S Tongue

The Adder'S Tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum) is a species in the genus Ophioglossum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies, found across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal.

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States