Agrimony vs Elfin Saddle

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Helvella lacunosa

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Elfin Saddle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Elfin Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Helvellaceae
Genus	Agrimonia	Helvella
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Helvella lacunosa

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Elfin Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Elfin Saddle
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.

Elfin Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

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