Allegheny Serviceberry vs Bearded Iris

Amelanchier arborea compared with Iris germanica

Key Differences

Allegheny Serviceberry is Least Concern while Bearded Iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Bearded Iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Amelanchier	Iris
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Iris germanica

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Bearded Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Bearded Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Serviceberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bearded Iris

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Allegheny Serviceberry

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

Bearded Iris

The Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) is a species in the genus Iris. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.