Blue Flag vs Blue star

Iris versicolor compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• Blue Flag is Not Evaluated while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Flag	Blue star
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Iris	Amsonia
Species	Iris versicolor	Amsonia orientalis

Conservation Status

Blue Flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Flag	Blue star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blue star

Habitat

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

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.