Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Spathulate Botrychium

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Botrychium
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Botrychium spathulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Belly-shaped Hard Grass and Spathulate Botrychium share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.