Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Devil Lily

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Lilium lancifolium

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Devil Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Devil Lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Liliaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Lilium
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Lilium lancifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Belly-shaped Hard Grass and Devil Lily share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Devil Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Devil Lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Devil Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.