Alpine Fireweed vs alpine lady's-mantle

Chamaenerion latifolium compared with Alchemilla alpina

Key Differences

• Alpine Fireweed is Not Evaluated while alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Fireweed	alpine lady's-mantle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Onagraceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Chamaenerion	Alchemilla
Species	Chamaenerion latifolium	Alchemilla alpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Fireweed and alpine lady's-mantle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Fireweed

NE — Not Evaluated

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Fireweed	alpine lady's-mantle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Fireweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

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

Alpine Fireweed

The Alpine Fireweed (Chamaenerion latifolium) is a species in the genus Chamaenerion. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway