Agrimony vs Dense-Flower Aster

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Symphyotrichum ericoides

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Dense-Flower Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Dense-Flower Aster
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	Symphyotrichum
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Symphyotrichum ericoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Agrimony and Dense-Flower Aster share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Dense-Flower Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Dense-Flower Aster
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.

Dense-Flower Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States