Aleppo Avens vs Bloodwort

Geum aleppicum compared with Achillea millefolium

Key Differences

• Aleppo Avens is Not Evaluated while Bloodwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aleppo Avens	Bloodwort
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	Geum	Achillea
Species	Geum aleppicum	Achillea millefolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Aleppo Avens and Bloodwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Aleppo Avens

NE — Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aleppo Avens	Bloodwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aleppo Avens

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Aleppo Avens

The Aleppo Avens (Geum aleppicum) is a species in the genus Geum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States