Arctic daisy vs Branched Moonwort

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Botrychium matricariifolium

Key Differences

• Arctic daisy is Least Concern while Branched Moonwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Branched Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Botrychium
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Botrychium matricariifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic daisy and Branched Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Branched Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Branched Moonwort

The Branched moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States