Bloodwort vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Achillea millefolium compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Bloodwort is Least Concern while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloodwort	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ericaceae
Genus	Achillea	Pyrola
Species	Achillea millefolium	Pyrola rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bloodwort and Round-Leaf Wintergreen share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloodwort	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
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).

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States