Agrimony vs Slender Stonewort

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Nitella gracilis

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Slender Stonewort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Slender Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Characeae
Genus	Agrimonia	Nitella
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Nitella gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Slender Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Slender Stonewort
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.

Slender Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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:

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