Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Stinking chamomile

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aegilops	Anthemis
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Anthemis cotula

Evolutionary Relationship

Belly-shaped Hard Grass and Stinking chamomile share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇬🇧 United Kingdom