Arctic daisy vs Water-Lily

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Nymphaea marliacea

Key Differences

• Arctic daisy is Least Concern while Water-Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Water-Lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Nymphaeaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Nymphaea
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Nymphaea marliacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic daisy and Water-Lily share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Water-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Water-Lily
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.

Water-Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada).

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.