Alfilaria vs bur chervil

Erodium cicutarium compared with Anthriscus caucalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfilaria	bur chervil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Geraniaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Erodium	Anthriscus
Species	Erodium cicutarium	Anthriscus caucalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfilaria and bur chervil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alfilaria

LC — Least Concern

bur chervil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfilaria	bur chervil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfilaria

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

bur chervil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Alfilaria

The Alfilaria (Erodium cicutarium) is a species in the genus Erodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

bur chervil

The bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) is a species in the genus Anthriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States