Ascending Grapefern vs Blue star

Botrychium ascendens compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Blue star
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Amsonia
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Amsonia orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and Blue star share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Blue star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Blue star

Habitat

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

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.