Agrimony vs limestone fern

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	limestone fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Agrimonia	Gymnocarpium
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Evolutionary Relationship

Agrimony and limestone fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden