Bloodwort vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Achillea millefolium compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

Bloodwort is Least Concern while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloodwort	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Achillea	Hydnellum
Species	Achillea millefolium	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloodwort	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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).

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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