Agrimony vs Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Desmodium intortum

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Greenleaf ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Fabaceae
Genus	Agrimonia	Desmodium
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Desmodium intortum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Greenleaf ticktrefoil
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.

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).

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 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇺🇸 United States