Agrimony vs Branched Moonwort

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Botrychium matricariifolium

Key Differences

Agrimony is Near Threatened while Branched Moonwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Branched Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Agrimonia	Botrychium
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Botrychium matricariifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Agrimony and Branched Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

View Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Branched Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Branched Moonwort

The Branched moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.