Bloodwort vs

Achillea millefolium compared with Physarum viride

Key Differences

  • Bloodwort is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bloodwort
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Mycetozoa
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Physarales (Physarales)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Physaraceae
Genus Achillea Physarum
Species Achillea millefolium Physarum viride

Conservation Status

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bloodwort
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Physarum viride is a vibrantly coloured myxomycete (slime mould) producing small, bright yellow-green sporangia on decaying organic matter including dead wood, leaves, and litter in forest habitats. Like all Physarum species, it spends part of its life as a multinucleate plasmodium that creeps across substrates to engulf food particles. This species is found in moist woodlands across temperate and tropical zones.

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