Blackboard Tree vs Branched Moonwort

Alstonia scholaris compared with Botrychium matricariifolium

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Branched Moonwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Branched Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Botrychium
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Botrychium matricariifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Branched Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Branched Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Branched Moonwort

The Branched moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States