Arctic daisy vs Floating Heart

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Nymphoides peltata

Key Differences

Arctic daisy is Least Concern while Floating Heart is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Floating Heart
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	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Nymphoides
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Nymphoides peltata

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic daisy and Floating Heart share a common ancestor at the Order level: Asterales. (Daisies & Sunflowers)

View Order: Asterales

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Floating Heart

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Floating Heart
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.

Floating Heart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.