American Willowherb vs bur chervil

Epilobium ciliatum compared with Anthriscus caucalis

Key Differences

• American Willowherb is Not Evaluated while bur chervil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Willowherb	bur chervil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Onagraceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Epilobium	Anthriscus
Species	Epilobium ciliatum	Anthriscus caucalis

Evolutionary Relationship

American Willowherb and bur chervil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Willowherb

NE — Not Evaluated

bur chervil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Willowherb	bur chervil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (28 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

bur chervil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

American Willowherb

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

bur chervil

The bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) is a species in the genus Anthriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇩🇪 Germany 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States