alpine pussytoes vs gratiola

Antennaria alpina compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	gratiola
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Antennaria	Gratiola
Species	Antennaria alpina	Gratiola officinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine pussytoes and gratiola share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	gratiola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.