Agrimony vs corn buttercup

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Ranunculus arvensis

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while corn buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	corn buttercup
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Agrimonia	Ranunculus
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Ranunculus arvensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Agrimony and corn buttercup share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

corn buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	corn buttercup
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.

corn buttercup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 8 countries:

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