Bleeding-Heart vs Brook Alder

Dicentra formosa compared with Alnus maritima

Key Differences

• Bleeding-Heart is Not Evaluated while Brook Alder is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding-Heart	Brook Alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Papaveraceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Dicentra	Alnus
Species	Dicentra formosa	Alnus maritima

Evolutionary Relationship

Bleeding-Heart and Brook Alder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bleeding-Heart

NE — Not Evaluated

Brook Alder

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding-Heart	Brook Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding-Heart

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).

Brook Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bleeding-Heart

The Bleeding-Heart (Dicentra formosa) is a species in the genus Dicentra. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Brook Alder

The Brook Alder (Alnus maritima) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Endangered 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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom