alpine lady's-mantle vs Horsetail

Alchemilla alpina compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Horsetail
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Equisetum
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Equisetum laevigatum

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine lady's-mantle and Horsetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada