Bishop's goutweed vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Apiaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Botrychium
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Botrychium lanceolatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's goutweed and Lance-Leaf Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's goutweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bishop's goutweed

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States