Agrimony vs Complex-leaved Dandelion

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Taraxacum subundulatum

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Complex-leaved Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Complex-leaved Dandelion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agrimonia	Taraxacum
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Taraxacum subundulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Agrimony and Complex-leaved Dandelion share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Complex-leaved Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Complex-leaved Dandelion
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.

Complex-leaved Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Complex-leaved Dandelion

<em>Taraxacum subundulatum</em>, the complex-leaved dandelion, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae belonging to the extraordinarily diverse and taxonomically complex genus Taraxacum, which contains hundreds of microspecies primarily reproducing via apomixis — asexual seed production without fertilisation. This species has been documented from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, where it inhabits meadows, grasslands, roadsides, and disturbed ground typical of the Taraxacum genus across temperate Europe. Like other dandelions, it produces a basal rosette of typically lobed or undulate leaves, a hollow leafless scape, and a characteristic composite flower head of yellow ray florets that matures into the familiar globular seed head for wind dispersal. The species is Not Evaluated on the IUCN Red List, consistent with the treatment of most Taraxacum microspecies, whose abundance and taxonomic complexity make formal threat assessments difficult. Dandelions generally tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions and are resilient to disturbance. The complex-leaved dandelion likely plays typical dandelion ecological roles as an early-season nectar source for pollinators including bees and hoverflies, and as food for specialist insects. Biological traits including average lifespan, population size, and detailed morphological dimensions specific to <em>Taraxacum subundulatum</em> remain poorly documented given the challenges of distinguishing microspecies within the aggregate.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden