alpine-scabious vs Bloodwort

Cephalaria alpina compared with Achillea millefolium

Key Differences

• alpine-scabious is Not Evaluated while Bloodwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine-scabious	Bloodwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caprifoliaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cephalaria	Achillea
Species	Cephalaria alpina	Achillea millefolium

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine-scabious and Bloodwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine-scabious

NE — Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine-scabious	Bloodwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine-scabious

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

alpine-scabious

The Alpine-scabious (Cephalaria alpina) is a species in the genus Cephalaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden