Blistering Ammania vs Shade Moonwort

Ammannia baccifera compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Lythraceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Botrychium
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Botrychium tenebrosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Shade Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian