alpine lady's-mantle vs Mountain yam

Alchemilla alpina compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Mountain yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Dioscorea
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine lady's-mantle and Mountain yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Mountain yam
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).

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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).