alpine lady's-mantle vs Limestone Bedstraw

Alchemilla alpina compared with Galium sterneri

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Limestone Bedstraw is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Limestone Bedstraw
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Galium
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Galium sterneri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Bedstraw

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Limestone Bedstraw
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).

Limestone Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden