Arctic daisy vs Lesser Whipwort

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Bazzania
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Bazzania tricrenata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Lesser Whipwort
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.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States