alpine lady's-mantle vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Alchemilla alpina compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Alchemilla	Colchicum
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Colchicum leptanthum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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).

Thin-flowered Colchicum

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).