Beach Acronychia vs Branched Moonwort

Acronychia imperforata compared with Botrychium matricariifolium

Key Differences

• Beach Acronychia is Least Concern while Branched Moonwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Acronychia	Branched Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Rutaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Acronychia	Botrychium
Species	Acronychia imperforata	Botrychium matricariifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Acronychia and Branched Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Beach Acronychia

LC — Least Concern

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Acronychia	Branched Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Acronychia

Habitat

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

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Beach Acronychia

The Beach Acronychia (Acronychia imperforata) is a species in the genus Acronychia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Branched Moonwort

The Branched moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.