Blue star vs Dickie's bladder-fern

Amsonia orientalis compared with Cystopteris dickieana

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Dickie's bladder-fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Dickie's bladder-fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Cystopteris
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Cystopteris dickieana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue star and Dickie's bladder-fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Dickie's bladder-fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Dickie's bladder-fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

Dickie's bladder-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.