Black-grass vs bur chervil

Alopecurus myosuroides compared with Anthriscus caucalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-grass	bur chervil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Apiaceae
Genus	Alopecurus	Anthriscus
Species	Alopecurus myosuroides	Anthriscus caucalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-grass and bur chervil share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Black-grass

LC — Least Concern

bur chervil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-grass	bur chervil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-grass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Jordan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Peru).

bur chervil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Black-grass

The Black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides) is a species in the genus Alopecurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

bur chervil

The bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) is a species in the genus Anthriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 19 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇩🇪 Germany 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States