alpine pussytoes vs Yarrow

Antennaria alpina compared with Achillea crithmifolia

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while Yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Yarrow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Antennaria	Achillea
Species	Antennaria alpina	Achillea crithmifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine pussytoes and Yarrow share a common ancestor at the Family level: Asteraceae. (Daisy Family)

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Yarrow
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.

Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden