Arctic daisy vs long yam

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	long yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Dioscorea
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Dioscorea transversa

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic daisy and long yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.