Alpine Willowherb vs Annual Willowherb

Epilobium anagallidifolium compared with Epilobium brachycarpum

Key Differences

Alpine Willowherb is Least Concern while Annual Willowherb is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Willowherb	Annual Willowherb
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family same	Onagraceae	Onagraceae
Genus same	Epilobium	Epilobium
Species	Epilobium anagallidifolium	Epilobium brachycarpum

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Willowherb and Annual Willowherb share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Epilobium.

View Genus: Epilobium

Conservation Status

Alpine Willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Annual Willowherb

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Willowherb	Annual Willowherb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Annual Willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Alpine Willowherb

The Alpine Willowherb (Epilobium anagallidifolium) is a species in the genus Epilobium. 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 Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Annual Willowherb

The Annual Willowherb (Epilobium brachycarpum) is a species in the genus Epilobium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.